TY - GEN
T1 - ASSIST - Automated system for surgical instrument and sponge tracking
AU - Rivera, Nilo
AU - Mountain, Rosemary
AU - Assumpco, Lia
AU - Williams, Allen A.
AU - Cooper, A. B.
AU - Lewis, Douglas L.
AU - Benson, Richard C.
AU - Miragliotta, Joseph A.
AU - Marohn, Mike
AU - Taylor, Russell H.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358
DO - 10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:49049117199
SN - 9781424417124
T3 - 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008
SP - 297
EP - 302
BT - 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008
T2 - 2008 IEEE International Conference on RFID (Frequency Identification), IEEE RFID 2008
Y2 - 16 April 2008 through 17 April 2008
ER -