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Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers.
February 2, 2011
Schaefer MK, Jhung M, Dahl M, et al. JAMA. 2010;303(22):2273-9.
This study discovered that nearly 70% of ambulatory surgical centers had at least one lapse in infection control. The most common lapses involved using a single-dose medication vial for more than one patient and failure to adhere to recommended practices for equipment handling.
