Surgical Objects Accidentally Left Inside About 1,500 Patients In US Each Year


	Surgical Objects Accidentally Left Inside About 1,500 Patients In US Each Year

dorine

12-9-2007 9:43 AM

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medical, mistakes, surgery, procedure

dorine says:

Trying a new procedure to prevent these mistakes. Good idea.

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12-9-2007 2:19 PM

dirish

If only they could leave something useful in a patient, like a coupon for a free plasma TV, or a tax refund check. It might be worth it then, you know, like a game show or some reality TV show or something- A sponge? Please- what a useless item to stitch into a guy.
You'd think with all they charge for medicine these days, they could afford to make it interesting.

12-10-2007 12:38 AM

vickybaranwal

Mail this to the Surgeons of US....
they should know this DATA

12-10-2007 1:07 AM

Deepti

pop for dirish's comment

12-10-2007 8:52 AM

Rashid Malik

Oh my god! This is horrible!

12-10-2007 8:56 AM

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