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Old 08-17-2004, 07:59 AM   #4 (permalink)
Orin
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Originally Posted by Makya
My husband works in the OR and when I read this I asked him about it. He says that not all surgical towel are the same size. Some are small and although it isn't common, it isn't impossible to accidentally "forget" one.
I understood that the procedure was to count the towels before the surgery and again after, before sewing up. I'm trusting that I don't have a towel where my prostate used to be.
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