Intraoperative Radiographic Detection of Retained Surgical Sponges

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Conditions studied: Surgical Sponge, Retained

In brief

This prospective study will determine the efficacy of intraoperative x-ray to identify retained surgical sponges. The recommended practice for finding a retained sponge is by radiography. The purpose is to find out how useful plain x-rays are in open posterior lumbar spine surgery, information which is presently unavailable. The specific aim is to compare the sensitivity (seeing a sponge when one is actually present) and specificity (not seeing a sponge when one is not present) of radiography of the surgical field for three conditions: viewing one lateral radiograph versus viewing one anteroposterior radiograph versus viewing two radiographs together, one lateral and one anteroposterior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04097678

Run by

Twin Cities Spine Center

People needed

146

Starts

2020-11-10

Expected to finish

2021-12-08

Last updated by the study team

2024-09-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing open posterior instrumented lumbar spine surgery.
• Read and understand English.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy.
• Patients who do not consent to research.
• Patients less than 18 years old at the time of consent.
• Do not read and understand English.

Where it is running

• Twin Cities Spine Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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