Left behind: unintentionally retained surgically placed foreign bodies and how to reduce their incidence--self-assessment module.
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Abstract
The educational objectives of this self-assessment module are for the reader to exercise, self-assess, and improve his or her skills in diagnostic radiology with respect to the imaging of unintentionally retained surgically placed foreign bodies and to develop a standardized approach to the request for intraoperative imaging to rule out a foreign body.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign Bodies
- Surgical Instruments