Unintentionally retained surgical gauze presenting as chronic infected fistula to the surgical wound: a report of two cases.
| Title: | Unintentionally retained surgical gauze presenting as chronic infected fistula to the surgical wound: a report of two cases. |
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| Authors: | Bake JF; University of Goma, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. fadhilibake@gmail.com.; HEAL Africa Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. fadhilibake@gmail.com.; Tsandiraki JK; University of Goma, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.; HEAL Africa Hospital, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Malengera CK; University of Goma, Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Centre des Recherches en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro, D.S Bukavu, Département de Nutrition et Santé, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Cikomola FG; Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Masumbuko CK; Catholic University of Graben, Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Kibendelwa ZT; University of Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.; Poenaru D; McGill University, Montreal, Canada. |
| Source: | Patient safety in surgery [Patient Saf Surg] 2025 Nov 29; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 29. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101319176 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1754-9493 (Print) Linking ISSN: 17549493 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Patient Saf Surg Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : BioMed Central |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Institutional review board statement: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the university of Goma (UNIGOM/CEM/003/2024). Informed consent statement: Written informed consent has been obtained from the patients to publish this paper. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Resource-limited setting; Retained foreign object; Surgical safety checklist; Surgical safety system; System failure |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251129 Date Completed: 20251211 Latest Revision: 20251214 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12699898 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13037-025-00464-w |
| PMID: | 41318558 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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