ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking

Nilo Rivera; Rosemary Mountain; Lia Assumpco; Allen A. Williams; A. B. Cooper; Douglas L. Lewis; Richard C. Benson; Joseph A. Miragliotta; Mike Marohn; Russell H. Taylor

doi:10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358

ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking

Nilo Rivera, Rosemary Mountain, Lia Assumpco, Allen A. Williams, A. B. Cooper, Douglas L. Lewis, Richard C. Benson, Joseph A. Miragliotta, Mike Marohn, Russell H. Taylor

Whiting School of Engineering

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Abstract

Every surgical item used during surgery (e.g., sponges) must be accounted for after surgery to ensure that none of these items is left inside the patient. Despite the numerous precautions in place, in approximately 1 in 1500 cases, something gets left behind inside the patient's body. This paper presents ASSIST, an automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking that increases the safety of surgical procedures. ASSIST utilizes RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology to aid in accounting for all items used during surgery. The design takes into account safety, simplicity, ease of deployment, and ease of use. An initial evaluation utilizing RFID-tagged sponges demonstrates that ASSIST can reliably track surgical sponges with minimal impact to current operating room procedures. Sources of error that can impact the reliability of the system are also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008
Pages	297-302
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358
State	Published - 2008
Event	2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: Apr 16 2008 → Apr 17 2008

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Name	2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008

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Other	2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	4/16/08 → 4/17/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Communication

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Rivera, N., Mountain, R., Assumpco, L., Williams, A. A., Cooper, A. B., Lewis, D. L., Benson, R. C., Miragliotta, J. A., Marohn, M., & Taylor, R. H. (2008). ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking. In 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008 (pp. 297-302). Article 4519358 (2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008). https://doi.org/10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358

ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking. / Rivera, Nilo; Mountain, Rosemary; Assumpco, Lia et al.
2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008. 2008. p. 297-302 4519358 (2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Rivera, N, Mountain, R, Assumpco, L, Williams, AA, Cooper, AB, Lewis, DL, Benson, RC, Miragliotta, JA, Marohn, M & Taylor, RH 2008, ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking. in 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008., 4519358, 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008, pp. 297-302, 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 4/16/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358

Rivera N, Mountain R, Assumpco L, Williams AA, Cooper AB, Lewis DL et al. ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking. In 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008. 2008. p. 297-302. 4519358. (2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008). doi: 10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358

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