VISCERA RETAINER RADIOPAQUE CENER SPINE

Description of Event or Problem

VISCERA RETAINER RADIOPAQUE CENTER SPINE ("FISH") WAS UTILIZED FOR ABDOMINAL PROCEDURE. X-RAY CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY IF THE "FISH" WAS RETAINED IN ABDOMEN POST SUTURE. X-RAY COMPLETED AND REPORT NOTED, "NO DEFINITE RADIOPAQUE FOREIGN BODY IDENTIFIED OVERLYING ABDOMEN AND PELVIS ON PROVIDED RADIOGRAPHS." THE "FISH" WAS RETAINED IN THE ABDOMEN AND NOT IDENTIFIED ON X-RAY 2 VIEWS. THE "FISH" WAS X-RAYED OUTSIDE OF THE BODY AND WAS VISUALIZED.