Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 21 TSC 507 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Items Intentionally Left in the Patient
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The idea
Some items are left in the patient on purpose, such as implants, drains or packing, and they are documented.
In practice
The count record notes instruments, sponges or packing intentionally left, so the next team knows they are meant to be there.
Where people slip
An item left on purpose but not documented looks, to the next team, exactly like a retained item.
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