News & Events

Indianapolis News Channel 6 "Staying Healthy Report" on Clarian North Medical Center	News 12 Connecticut “12 on Health” Coverage of St. Vincent’s Medical Center	KNVN News: Mercy Medical Center Among First in CA to Fully Adopt RF Surgical Detection
CBS Healthwatch “Operation: Oops” with Dr. Jeffrey Port	“Innovations in Patient Safety: The Story Behind the System” with Dr. Jeffrey Port, the Developer of the RF Surgical Detection System

News Articles

November 2008
"Count on a Backup," John DiConsiglio, Materials Management in Heath Care.

November 2008
"Technology: Much Ado About RFID," John DiConsiglio, Materials Management in Health Care.

October 13, 2008
"Surgical Sponge Management: Why a Detection System Is Superior to a Counting System," Dr. Jeffrey Port.

Reference Articles

The following articles provide background information on retained surgical objects, their threat to patient safety and standard practices for their prevention.

“Best Practices for Preventing a Retained Foreign Body,” AORN Journal, July, 2006; S30-S-36. View full text.
 
Gibbs V, McGrath M and Russell T. “The Prevention of Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery,” Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons Vol. 90, No. 10, October 2005. View full text.

Gwande A, Studdert D, Orav E, Brennan T and Zinner M. “Patient Safety: Risk Factors for Retained Instruments and Sponges after Surgery", New England Journal of Medicine 2003 348; 229-235. View abstract.

“Reducing the Risk of Unintentionally Retained Foreign Bodies,” Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety, The Source 3:1, C11, Oct. 2005. View full text.