title: A swab story.
abstract: This is a tale of when radio-opaque strips in surgical swabs aren't always radio-opaque. Sue Lamont has a 30-year background as a theatre nurse and a theatre manager. Her current role is clinical procurement and risk management coordinator for Surgical Services at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. A recent experience illustrated her job's many challenges.
authors.affiliation: University of Leicester NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lamont
mesh_terms: D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D012308:Risk Management; D013222:State Medicine; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014965:X-Rays