1. World problems
  2. Foreign body left in wound

Foreign body left in wound

  • Surgical implements in body

Nature

Sponges, sutures and swabs are occasionally inadvertently left by surgeons in the wound upon which they are operating.

Broader

Value

Wound
Yet to rate
Foreign
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Health care » Surgery
  • Industry » Metal products » Metal products
  • Metapolitics » Political theories
  • Societal problems » Accidents
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 25, 2022