Exploring risk, antecedents and human costs of living with a retained surgical item: A narrative synthesis of Australian case law 1981–2018

Objective(s): This study aimed to critically examine the circumstances contributing to, and the human costs arising from, the retention of surgical items through the lens of Australian case law. Design, setting and participants: We reviewed Australian cases from 1981 to 2018 to establish a patte...

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Main Authors: Sonya Osborne, Tina Cockburn, Juliet Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Perioperative Nursing
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Online Access:https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/159
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