Unintended retention of a rare foreign object from the laparoscope

ANZ Journal of SurgeryEarly View IMAGES FOR SURGEONS Unintended retention of a rare foreign object from the laparoscope I-Chin Lee MD, I-Chin Lee MD orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-2654 Department of Surgery, Jiahui International Hospital, Jiahui Health, Shanghai, China Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJun Li MD, FEBS, Jun Li MD, FEBS orcid.org/0000-0003-1553-8105 Department of Surgery, Jiahui International Hospital, Jiahui Health, Shanghai, China Contribution: Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author I-Chin Lee MD, I-Chin Lee MD orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-2654 Department of Surgery, Jiahui International Hospital, Jiahui Health, Shanghai, China Contribution: ​Investigation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this authorJun Li MD, FEBS, Jun Li MD, FEBS orcid.org/0000-0003-1553-8105 Department of Surgery, Jiahui International Hospital, Jiahui Health, Shanghai, China Contribution: Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editingSearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 April 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.18473Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References 1 The Joint Commission. Preventing unintended retained foreign objects [Updated, October 17, 2013; cited 25 December 2022.] Available from URL: https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/sentinel-event/sentinel-event-alert-newsletters/sentinel-event-alert-issue-51-preventing-unintended-retained-foreign-objects/ 2Pisal N, Sindos M, Henson G. Risk factors for retained instruments and sponges after surgery. N. Engl. J. Med. 2003; 348: 1724– 5. 3Medina LG, Martin O, Cacciamani GE, Ahmadi N, Castro JC, Sotelo R. Needle lost in minimally invasive surgery: management proposal and literature review. J. Robot Surg. 2018; 12: 391– 5. 4Weprin S, Crocerossa F, Meyer D et al. Risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentionally retained surgical sharps: a systematic review. Patient Saf. Surg. 2021; 15: 24. 5Steelman VM, Shaw C, Shine L, Hardy-Fairbanks AJ. Unintentionally retained foreign objects: a descriptive study of 308 sentinel events and contributing factors. Jt. Comm. J. Qual. Patient Saf. 2019; 45: 249– 58. 6Hariharan D, Lobo DN. Retained surgical sponges, needles and instruments. Ann. R. Coll. Surg. Engl. 2013; 95: 87– 92. 7 AORN recommended practices committee. Recommended practices for sponge, sharps, and instrument counts. AORN J. 2006; 83: 418 421–6, 429–33. 8Cima RR, Kollengode A, Garnatz J, Storsveen A, Weisbrod C, Deschamps C. Incidence and characteristics of potential and actual retained foreign object events in surgical patients. J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2008; 207: 80– 7. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation