Organization Policy/statement obtainable at: American College of Surgeons https://www.facs.org/about-acs/statements/51-foreign-bodies Association of periOperative Registered Nurses http://isgweb.aorn.org/ISGWeb/downloads/CEA12506-0001.pdf Joint Commission http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/SEA_51_URFOs_10_17_13_FINAL.pdf Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement https://www.icsi.org/_asset/3xvmi8/RFO.pdf National Quality Forum http://www.qualityforum.org/Press_Releases.aspx

Table 2: Societies and National care organizations with drafted policies and/or statements on prevention of procedural retained foreign objects.

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