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A surgical sponge and medical malpractice in 1856. Rutkow IM et al. Arch Surg. (1999)
Seeking responsibility for the lost swab? Search elsewhere. Wheeler R et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. (2014)
Sponge left in pt. - Dr. settled: hospital sued for OR nurses' negligence. Savage v. Three Rivers Medical Center, C-000348-DG KYSC---S.W.3d---(10/25/2012)-KY. et al. Nurs Law Regan Rep. (2012)
Seeking responsibility for the lost swab? Search elsewhere.
Wheeler R, Blackburn S, Biggs H.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Apr;96(3):177-80. doi: 10.1308/003588414X13814021677278.
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