TY - JOUR AU - Tchangai, Boyodi AU - Tchaou, Mazamaesso AU - Kassegne, Iroukora AU - Simlawo, Kpatekana PY - 2017 DA - 2017/10/26 TI - Incidence, root cause, and outcomes of unintentionally retained intraabdominal surgical sponges: a retrospective case series from two hospitals in Togo JO - Patient Safety in Surgery SP - 25 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - The term gossypiboma refers to a sponge that has been forgotten in the surgical field. It is the most common retained surgical item, and constitutes a continuing problem for surgical safety. We performed a hospital-based study to examine their incidence, root cause, and outcomes, as an effort toward improving prevention. SN - 1754-9493 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0140-2 DO - 10.1186/s13037-017-0140-2 ID - Tchangai2017 ER -