A new device for the detection of sponges and other foreign objects left accidentally in the operative field.
A new cost-effective device for the detection of sponges and other instruments left accidentally in the surgical field is presented. This device has 100 per cent sensitivity rate in the initial tests. It is extremely simple and rapid and does not require the use of radiation or other harmful techniques.
Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305.
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D000497:Alloys; D003035:Cobalt; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
D000497:Alloys; D003035:Cobalt; D007501:Iron