1. Retained Surgical Sponges: Findings from Incident Reports and a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Radiofrequency Technology 
Tamara L. Williams, MSN, Derrick K. Tung, MHA, Victoria M. Steelman, PhD, Phillip K. Chang, MD, FACS, Marilyn K. Szekendi, PhD 
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 
Volume 219, Issue 3, Pages (September 2014)
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2. Figure 1
Comparison of retained surgical sponge reporting trends for organizations that use radiofrequentcy (RF) technology and those that do not. †Arrows indicate implementation period for RF technology.
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3. Figure 2
Comparison of operating room time at organizations that use radiofrequency (RF) technology and those that do not. Organizations in the RF technology group implemented the technology between 2007 and Data on operating room (OR) time before implementation of RF technology are not included. The types of cases in which the technology was used was not available. Data were not adjusted for case mix.
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4. Figure 3
Cost-benefit analysis for the use of radiofrequency (RF) technology. *The cost of the RF mat and wand were not included because of variability in the cost based on product usage. OR, operating room.
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