Becker's Healthcare February 16, 2023
Claire Wallace

Patients are 2.3 times more likely to report signs of infection post-procedure if they perceive an ASC as being less clean than it should be, according to a survey of millions of patients in the U.S. conducted by Compass One Healthcare and healthcare company Press Ganey and released in a Feb. 16 report.

Patients who gave ASCs high cleanliness ratings were less likely to report signs of infection following procedures.

Of patients who felt a facility was unclean, 6.24 percent reported signs of infection after a procedure. Of patients who felt a...

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