Surgical Sponges
"Surgical Sponges" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as gossypiboma if accidentally retained in the body following surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D015503
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Surgical Sponges- Surgical Sponges
- Surgical Sponge
- Sponge, Surgical
- Sponges, Surgical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgical Sponges" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Shinkawa T, Holloway J, Tang X, Gossett JM, Imamura M. Experience Using Kaolin-Impregnated Sponge to Minimize Perioperative Bleeding in Norwood Operation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2017 07; 8(4):475-479.
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Mavros MN, Mitsikostas PK, Alexiou VG, Peppas G, Falagas ME. Gentamicin collagen sponges for the prevention of sternal wound infection: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Nov; 144(5):1235-40.