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operating room
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen
New specialty face mask will improve patient safety
Abnormal pain can be the first sign of accidental damage to a nearby organ in the operating room
Oversedation, poor carbon dioxide monitoring have been linked to brain injuries and deaths
Most OR fires include oxygen and either electrocautery or lasers
Sponges, needles, and gauze are the most common surgical items negligently left behind in patients' bodies
Retained surgical items are sentinel or never events, but they still happen regularly
Around 600 patients annually are injured by surgical fires in the U.S.
More surgeries are now performed at ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals
Learn the secret shell game that occurs daily at many major hospitals