Don’t choose unsustainable anaesthetic techniques, materials/devices or behaviours.
Whenever possible, prefer regional anaesthesia over general anaesthesia. Prescribe and administer only drugs that are truly useful and necessary; prefer oral administration whenever possible. Limit the advance preparation of medications to what is strictly necessary,...
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...
Do not consider only surgical clinics, operating rooms and interventional x-ray as the only option for the implantation of peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) and peripheral venous catheters (Midline) but, preferably, to favour the implant procedure at the patient’s bedside.
Provided that the asepsis procedures are followed and strategies to minimize the infectious risk are applied, the implantation at the patient’s bedside it guarantees the same level of quality and safety, with a considerable saving of water, detergents, disinfectants...
For the management of vascular access, in particular for washing and closing operations (Flushing and locking) don’t use syringes with direct filling from the IV fluid solution bottle, but prefer the use of pre-filled syringes.
IV solution pre-filled syringes in vascular access management offer several advantages over syringes filled directly from an IV fluid solution bottle. First, they decrease the risk of catheter-related infections, simplifying the procedure and reducing time at the...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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