DocumentCode :
3435157
Title :
ASSIST - Automated System for Surgical Instrument and Sponge Tracking
Author :
Rivera, Nilo ; Mountain, Rosemary ; Assumpcao, Lia ; Williams, Allen A. ; Cooper, A.B. ; Lewis, Douglas L. ; Benson, Richard C. ; Miragliotta, Joseph A. ; Marohn, Mike ; Taylor, Russell H.
Author_Institution :
Whiting Sch. of Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
fYear :
2008
fDate :
16-17 April 2008
Firstpage :
297
Lastpage :
302
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.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; medical computing; radiofrequency identification; surgery; tracking; ASSIST automated system; RFID technology; radio frequency identification; sponge tracking; surgical instrument tracking; Biomedical engineering; Guidelines; Hospitals; Radiofrequency identification; Safety; Surgery; Surges; Surgical instruments; USA Councils; X-rays;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
RFID, 2008 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1711-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1712-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RFID.2008.4519358
Filename :
4519358
Link To Document :
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