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Re:Sponges, drill bits and wires: Surgeons mistakenly left o... by 5555624 on Saturday April 19, 2025 @04:24AM (#43735036)
You'd need to do it before you close them up. Maybe a sterile wand?
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Re:Sponges, drill bits and wires: Surgeons mistakenly left o... by VectorLock on Saturday April 19, 2025 @05:23AM (#43735246)
My understanding is a lot of these things get RFID tags so they can be identified.
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Re:Sponges, drill bits and wires: Surgeons mistakenly left o... by kotaKat on Saturday April 19, 2025 @08:00AM (#43735832)
And barcoded for quite some time.

https://youtu.be/9GKogq44qHE

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