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Table 4 Timeframe for Discovery (N = 243)

From: Retained surgical sponges: a descriptive study of 319 occurrences and contributing factors from 2012 to 2017

Timeframe

N

%

Operating Room, post-closure

40

16.5

Hospitalization, post-OR discharge

83

34.2

Within 7 days of hospital discharge

37

15.2

Greater than 7 days post-discharge

39

16.0

Greater than 30 days post-discharge

44

18.1

Unknown

76

16.5

Total

243

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