Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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• Cover: Manager's Guide to Infection Control
• Table of Contents
• Take the Bundled Approach to Infection Control
• Standardize Your Skin Prep Practices
• The New Standard in Endoscope Reprocessing
• Is FDA's Push to Ban Powdered Gloves Long Overdue?
• Making Sure It's Sterile
• The Link Between Warming and Wound Infections
• 5 Tips for Better Instrument Decontamination
• Look Beneath the Surface
• Burning Platforms, Coordinated Care and SSI Prevention