Surgical sponge left in patient: nurses exonerated. Case in point: Tams v. Kotz (530 A. 2d 1217--D.C.).
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D000005:Abdomen; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*