September 22, 2014
Study sheds new light on natural history of RSIs
Most retained surgical items (RSIs) involve team/system errors and more than two safety omissions or variances, which supports the need for institutional emphasis on team training, finds a study led by S. Peter Stawicki, MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus.
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