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Zählkontrolle

English translation: count / swab count / instrument count

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German term or phrase: Zählkontrolle
English translation:count / swab count / instrument count
Entered by: Julia Lipeles

13:42 Oct 13, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
German term or phrase: Zählkontrolle
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Die Materialien koennen fuer die automatische Ueberfuehreung in die Zaehlkontrolle gekennzeichnet werden.

Zaehlkontrolle means that everything that was used in the OR during surgery is counted before and after surgery to make sure that everything is accounted for and nothing is left behind in the patient (e.g., surgical instruments).
Any ideas?
TIA
Julia Lipeles
Local time: 03:36
count / swab count / instrument count
Explanation:
A swab needle and instrument count must be performed for all surgical procedures ... always practical to perform an initial swab count and instrument count. ...
www.southtees.nhs.uk/foi/docs/46 - Swab Needle and Instrume...

standard terms in OR/Theatre environments
Selected response from:

Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Local time: 09:36
Grading comment
Thank you!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2count / swab count / instrument count
Siegfried Armbruster
3number monitoring (control/metering)
muitoprazer (X)
3number monitoring see previous answer
muitoprazer (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
number monitoring (control/metering)


Explanation:
think monitoring may be best option here.

muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 08:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
number monitoring see previous answer


Explanation:
http://www.interxion.com/cms3000/modules/content_pages/page_...
over 4.5 million google hits for monitoring. previous link lost on my computer,sorry for duplication.


muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 08:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: Please make sure to add any further comments to your first answer, instead of posting twice. / I've read your note but you could have easily accessed the question (and your first answer) via http://www.proz.com/?sp=ks (the general list of KudoZ questions)
28 mins
  -> sorry,attempted this but server on my station packed up.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
count / swab count / instrument count


Explanation:
A swab needle and instrument count must be performed for all surgical procedures ... always practical to perform an initial swab count and instrument count. ...
www.southtees.nhs.uk/foi/docs/46 - Swab Needle and Instrume...

standard terms in OR/Theatre environments

Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Local time: 09:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 766
Grading comment
Thank you!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
5 hrs
  -> Danke
agree  Martina Keskintepe
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Danke
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