Do not open the doors of the operating room during the surgical activity, except where necessary for the passage of patients, staff and equipment.
The prevention strategies for Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are focused on three areas: patient, surgical technique and environmental conditions of the operating room. Among the latter, it is important to refer to the air quality (particle and microbial...
Don’t replace hand hygiene with the use of non-sterile disposable gloves. Use alcohol-based product as a first choice for hand hygiene routine.
Proper hand hygiene reduces the skin microbial population, representing the basic measure to ensure hand decontamination. In healthcare settings, non-sterile disposable gloves – or “gloves” – do not replace hand hygiene, as they have different...
Do not postpone the start of a shared care planning with the patient, when the evolution of the disease makes it important to understand the expectations and desires of the sick person regarding possible choices at the end of life.
Shared planning of care is provided for by Law 219/2017 “Rules on Informed Consent and Advance Treatment Provisions”. It allows the sick person, if desired, and the treating physician to align themselves on the goals of care, on futile or disproportionate...
When organizing a local palliative care network, don’t omit the activation of II° level home care involving medical staff (doctors and nurses) with specialised training palliative care and team management.
As highlighted by a recent systematic review, the intervention of specialized multi-professional palliative care teams in the home is better for ensuring effective symptom management and supporting patient death at home than the more “traditional”...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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