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Sponge Counting Method Development

Sponge Counting Method Development. Group 13: Lanita Adams Advisor: Dr. Raul Guzman. Surgical sponges are left in patients following operations in about one of every one thousand cases.

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Sponge Counting Method Development

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  1. Sponge Counting Method Development Group 13: Lanita Adams Advisor: Dr. Raul Guzman

  2. Surgical sponges are left in patients following operations in about one of every one thousand cases. Some people go for years without any difficulty; others develop inflammatory reactions, obstruction, abscess formation, and fibrinous response that require another operation Background

  3. Description • Surgical sponges are gauze sheets which are used to wipe up blood and fluids during surgical procedures • In recent years radiopaque materials have been placed in sponges to enable doctors to detect them by x-ray.

  4. Four separate counts are recommended: When sponges are unpacked Before surgery begins As closing of surgery begins During closure Practice Methods

  5. Hurried counts Sponges sticking together Team fatigue Few counts because delay may be fatal for patient Factors Leading to Gossypiboma

  6. Project Description • Creating a device that will accurately keep count of the sponges so that they will not be left in the patients body. • The device includes two separate pipes for the smaller and larger sponges, a sensor and counter, a trash can, and a weighing scale

  7. Diagram of the prototype

  8. References www.ijri.org/archives/20001003/letter02.htm www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ptsafety/chap22.htm

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