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Minimizing hair dispersal: Is this an opportunity for improvement in health care–acquired infection prevention?  Christopher R. Mantyh, MD, Hugo Xi, MD,

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1 Minimizing hair dispersal: Is this an opportunity for improvement in health care–acquired infection prevention?  Christopher R. Mantyh, MD, Hugo Xi, MD, MBA, Lena Pearson, MS, BSN, Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc  American Journal of Infection Control  Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages (March 2017) DOI: /j.ajic Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Importance of preoperative processes for improving surgical outcome and quality. Scale is based on survey respondents' perceived importance for which 1 was least important and 5 was most important. OR, operating room. American Journal of Infection Control  , DOI: ( /j.ajic ) Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Changes in clipping outside the OR require policy administrator, patient, and provider involvement. The survey question was as follows: Please choose the top 3 reasons why the patient's hair was removed inside the OR. OR, operating room. American Journal of Infection Control  , DOI: ( /j.ajic ) Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 American Journal of Infection Control 2017 45, 308-310DOI: (10. 1016/j
American Journal of Infection Control  , DOI: ( /j.ajic ) Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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