Before the beginning of

the surgery
Report the exact number of the Determine an exclusive
Count the devices, medico-surgical on
respective counts to the nurse container and/or bag for the
sterile table of instrumentation
assistant, (should always be scrap of gauze, gauze, punching
surgical: compresses, gauze, devices,
number integer). material, compresses and other.
medical accessories.

During the development of

PROTOCOL OF
If necessary incorporating new The count should be done when
surgery compresses to the field the surgeon indicates that he
should be counted by the surgical or she is going to start closing

COUNTING IN Be constantly attentive to the

introduction of compresses,
gauze and other medical devices
instrumentator and verify that
they are correctly noted by the
surgical team member.
the cavity, and should tell the
surgeon the result of the count
promptly.

SURGERY in the operative area.

At the end of surgery Once the surgery is over, all

If for patient’s needs any
the short-cut material sharp
You must count the surgical medical device should be left
should be removed in
instruments and verify that no inside the cavity should be
containers resistant puncture,
instrument is missing or notified and recorded in the
arranged for this purpose.
some of its parts. formats.