Delayed intestinal obstruction from an unintentionally retained surgical gauze in a 24-year old woman two years after caesarean section: a case report

CONCLUSION: Adhering to the standard of care in surgical theaters and integrating new methods of prevention like tagged gauze could help to decrease the rate of such cases in the future.PMID:37480070 | PMC:PMC10362721 | DOI:10.1186/s13037-023-00371-y

Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - July 21, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Samir Ismail Bashir Yasir Babiker Ali Elsadig Mohamed Ali Hiba Awadelkareem Osman Fadl Abdelrahman Hamza Abdelmoneim Hamza Mohammed Mahmmoud Fadelallah Eljack Source Type: research