Slide Show: Infection Control Breaches in the Operating Room

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ICT presents highlights from the results of an annual survey of perioperative professionals regarding infection control breaches in the operating room.  

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In a recent discussion with Infection Control Today® (ICT®), study authors Brenna Doran PhD, MA, hospital epidemiology and infection prevention for the University of California, San Francisco, and a coach and consultant of infection prevention; Jessica Swain, MBA, MLT, director of infection prevention and control for Dartmouth Health in Lebanon, New Hampshire; and Shanina Knighton, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing and senior nurse scientist at MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio, shared their insights on how the project evolved and what the findings mean for the future.
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