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Gossypiboma: el sempiterno problema de los cuerpos extraños retenidos y el privilegio del internista / Gossypiboma: the always present problem of surgical strange object`s retention and the internis` privilege
Muci-Mendoza, Rafael.
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  • Muci-Mendoza, Rafael; Academia Nacional de la Medicina. Caracas. VE
Gac. méd. Caracas ; 120(1): 60-67, ene.-mar. 2012. ilus
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-661907
Responsible library: VE1.1
RESUMEN
La retención de objetos quirúrigicos o cuerpos extraños durante un acirugía, es un problema ampliamente reconocido en el sistema de atención de la salud. Causa daño a los pacientes, proveedores, hospitales, comunidades y al sistema de atención dela salud como todo. También resulta en gastos inncesarios. La retención de objetos quirúrgicos es un problema totalmente evitable. Se presenta el caso de una mujer diabética que presentó una parálisis incompleta tercer nervio central y durante la explotación física integral, privilegio del internista, se encontró un tumor abdominal asintomátco. La tomografía computarizada fue compatible con una retención de objetos quirurgicos. Este artículo exmina los factores de riesgo para que ocurra la retención, examina los métodos actuales de prevención y los estudios de las nuevas tecnologías que se han desarrollado para evitar este error médico
ABSTRACT
The retention of surgical objects is a widely recognized problem within the health care system. It causes harm to patients, providers, hospitals, communities, and to the health care system as a whole. It also results in needless expense. The retention of surgical objects is a problem completely preventable. We presented the case of a diabetic woman who presented with incomplete third nerve palsy and incidentally, as an internist`s privilege, an asymptomatic abdominal tumor was clinicaly found. The computarized tomography scan was compatible with a retention of surgical objects. This article reviews the risk factors for retention of surgical objects, examines the current methods of prevention, and surveys the new technologies that have been developed to prevent this medical error
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Surgical Procedures, Operative / Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Foreign Bodies / Hypertension Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans Language: Es Journal: Gac. méd. Caracas Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Venezuela Country of publication: Venezuela
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Surgical Procedures, Operative / Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Foreign Bodies / Hypertension Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans Language: Es Journal: Gac. méd. Caracas Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Venezuela Country of publication: Venezuela