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Surgical MistakesThe x-rays and case summaries on this page are from New York medical malpractice lawsuits where surgical equipment was inadvertently left inside the patient at the close of surgery. Retained sponges/lap pads and other instruments can result in serious conditions including sepsis, intestinal obstruction, fistula or abscess formation and adhesions. A secondary surgical procedure is often required for removal of the retained foreign item, often times with extended hospitalization to fight infection. The surgical team is supposed to count all instruments and pads at the beginning of surgery and again at the end, to avoid this very problem. ‡ This is a pad made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape and used especially as a sponge for packing off the viscera in abdominal operations. It is identifiable on x-ray by the radio-opaque material that it uses. Summaries of published cases on the subject can be found here:
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