Don’t force to fasting and don’t forbid fluid intake during labour.
Traditionally during labour it is not allowed to take liquid or food because it is believed that in the case of general anesthesia the gastric content may increase the risk of Mendelson syndrome (chemical pneumonia caused by gastric juice aspiration during anesthesia)...
Don’t utilize reusable medical instrumentations that have not been adequately re-processed.
It is fully documented that in the health and social-health structures there is the risk of pathogenic micro-organisms transmission to patients via contaminant medical devices, that therefore need to be adequately treated. This implies the urgency of: a) adopting...
Don’t examine or assist a patient without having first done an accurate hand hygiene, that has to be repeated at the end of the examination.
It is known that healthcare-associated infections are the cause of an increase in mortality, longer rehab periods, increase in the costs of rehab and also, always more frequently, of contentious coroners. Literature is univocal to establish that a missed hand hygiene...
Don’t let older adults lie in bed all day during their hospital stay unless they’re terminally ill or they’ve got a specific medical advice
For older patients, hospital admission is a significant risk factor for functional decline and loss of independence. It has been known for over 20 years that nearly 20% of older adults who were previously able to self-mobilize were no longer able to walk without...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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