Root causes and preventability of unintentionally retained foreign objects after surgery: a national expert survey from Switzerland

CONCLUSIONS: This investigation offers valuable insights into the perspectives of significant stakeholders concerning RFOs, their root causes, and preventability. The findings demonstrate how international comparative safety data are perceived, interpreted, and utilized by national experts to derive conclusive insights.PMID:37296424 | PMC:PMC10251694 | DOI:10.1186/s13037-023-00366-9
Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research