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Environmental Safety in the OR.
Linkin DR, Lautenbach E. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.
Infection Control notices an uptick in postoperative wound infections for patients from one operating room team. Environmental rounds reveal “sloppy” practices.
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