Do not perform blood transfusions for arbitrary Hb values > 70 g/l but evaluate the clinical need of each individual patient (bleeding, hemodynamic stability, comorbidity).
Routine transfusion of packed red blood cells in critically ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit based on arbitrary hemoglobin values greater than 70 g/l is not recommended. Several studies have shown that using a low transfusion threshold (70 g/l instead...
Do not perform blood tests routinely and daily in patients admitted to Intensive Care, but only on the basis of specific clinical questions.
Routine and systematic laboratory tests are not recommended for patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. It has been shown that routinely requesting them, rather than on the basis of specific clinical questions or with the aim of modifying the therapeutic plan,...
Do not perform routine blood tests on patients undergoing surgery (or anaesthetic evaluation).
Routine and systematic execution of pre-operative laboratory tests is not recommended. The most recent international guidelines (NICE 2018 and ESA 2016), based on the current evidence, do not recommend their routine execution; if performed systematically they do not...
For patients in isolation rooms, do not place isolation supplies, equipment and medical devices of no immediate use at the bedside.
To reduce the environmental impact of waste is recommended to use a checklist of the supplies and equipment placed on the isolation room by the patient’s bedside. Unused supply, in fact, is at risk of contamination and can be a source of infection for healthcare...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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