In Italy there are no rules concerning the establishment of a hospital hygiene structure in hospitals and other healthcare settings, and the hospital organization plans vary widely. The aim of the survey, carried out by the Italian Study Group of Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive medicine and Public health, was to evaluate the presence in the hospital organization plan of a structure referred to as Hospital hygiene, or including in its denomination the words "hygiene" or "hospital hygiene", the activities carried out, the relation to other areas, like patient safety, the type and quantity of professionals involved, the strengths and the critical aspects.
Hospital hygiene in Italy: the GISIO-SItI survey / Pasquarella, C; Ciorba, V; Arnoldo, L; Auxilia, F; Baldovin, T; Barchitta, M; Bianco, A; Calagreti, G; Casini, B; Cristina, M L; De Giglio, O; D'Errico, M M; Fabiani, L; Laganà, P; Laurenti, P; Mattaliano, A R; Molino, A; Montagna, M T; Moscato, U; Mura, I; Napoli, C; Novati, R; Orsi, G B; Privitera, G; Ripabelli, G; Rossini, A; Sodano, L; Squeri, R; Tardivo, S; Teti, V; Torregrossa, M V; Torri, E; Vantaggiato, M D; Veronesi, L; Zarrilli, R; Agodi, A; Brusaferro, S. - In: ANNALI DI IGIENE MEDICINA PREVENTIVA E DI COMUNITÀ. - ISSN 1120-9135. - 30:5 Supple 2(2018), pp. 7-14. [10.7416/ai.2018.2246]
Hospital hygiene in Italy: the GISIO-SItI survey
Pasquarella, C;Veronesi, L;
2018-01-01
Abstract
In Italy there are no rules concerning the establishment of a hospital hygiene structure in hospitals and other healthcare settings, and the hospital organization plans vary widely. The aim of the survey, carried out by the Italian Study Group of Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive medicine and Public health, was to evaluate the presence in the hospital organization plan of a structure referred to as Hospital hygiene, or including in its denomination the words "hygiene" or "hospital hygiene", the activities carried out, the relation to other areas, like patient safety, the type and quantity of professionals involved, the strengths and the critical aspects.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
