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Classification of the PSP |
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Type of Patient Safety Practice
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Not Evaluated
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Clinical Practice (CP)
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Related practices from PaSQ database
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| "Best fit" category of the reported practice |
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Hand hygiene
Infection control / Prevention of surgical site infections
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| Topic of the reported practice |
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Quality management system
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Aim and the benefit of the Patient Safety Practice
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The overall aim of this practice is to prevent hospital acquired infections through the appropriate choice of antiseptics and disinfectant products. Specific aims are:
- To inform about the correct methods for antisepsis and disinfection
- To standardize knowledge, behavior and procedures among health professionals
- Provide professionals with a comprehensive handbook about the disinfectant products, hot to use them, their time of action and possible side effects.
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Description of the Patient Safety Practice
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The handbook has been drafted by the Committee for infection control of the ASL Roma B (Local Health Authority) and describes the general principles of antisepsis and disinfection. The objectives of this handbook are the following: - to inform about the proper methods of disinfection/ antisepsis - to align knowledge, behaviours and procedures among healthcare workers, - to provide information about products that are safe for both workers and patients, with no commercial interest Furthermore, it includes the list of disinfectant products and antiseptics, the factors that can influence their action, their use, consumption of alcohol based hand rub, decontamination of medical supplies, management of equipment and instruments.
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| Attachment of relevant written information and/or photos, as appropriate |
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Effectiveness of the Patient Safety Practice
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| Degree of implementation of reported practice |
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Yes, fully
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| Level of implementation of reported practice |
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Institution level
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| Specific and measurable outcome for the reported practice were defined |
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Not known
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| A baseline measurement before implementation of the reported practice was obtained |
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No
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| A measurement after full implementation of the reported practice was obtained |
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No
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| Evaluation of a "positive" effect of the reported practice on Patient Safety |
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Effect not known or the intervention has not yet been evaluated
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| Type of before-and after evaluation |
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| Enclosure of a reference or attachment in case of published evaluation's results |
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Health care context where the Patient Safety Practices was implemented
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Hospital
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Transferability
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| Successful implementation of this Patient Safety Practice in other health care settings than above stated |
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No
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| Specification of implementation in another health care setting(s) |
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| Successful implementation's level of this Patient Safety Practice across settings |
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Involved health care staff
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Physicians
Nurses
Health care assistants
Pharmacists
Therapists
Clinical manager
Risk manager
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Patient Involvement
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| Direct service user's involvement as integral part of this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Specification of the service users or their representatives' involvement in the implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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There is no specified text here
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| Point of time in which service user or their reprasentatives' involvement takes place |
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| Active seeking of service users' opinion, feedback, experience, etc. as integral part of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| Short description of the service users' level of involvement |
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| Public accessibility of information regarding this Patient Safety Practice to patients and citizens/service users |
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Yes
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| List of sources where public information is accessible |
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http://buonepratiche.agenas.it/questionnaire.aspx?id=5144
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Implementation of the Patient Safety Practice
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| Existing collaboration with other countries or international organisations related to implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Problems encountering in the implememntation course of this Patient Safety Practice like lack of motivation, no management support, etc. |
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No
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| List of the most prevelent difficulties encuntered during implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| List of the most prevalent drivers for a successful implemetation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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Specially trained staff
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| Use of any specific incentives to enhance motivation while implementing this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Description of used incentives, if any. |
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| Existence of support or approval by the clinical or hospital management or any other hihg level authority in the implementation process of this Patient Safety Practice |
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Yes
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Costs of the Patient Safety Practices
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| Completion of cost calculation related to this Patient Safety Practice |
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No
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| Total number of person days required to implement this Patient Safety Practice |
Clinical staff: There is no specified text here
External consultants: There is no specified text here
Support staff: There is no specified text here
Managerial staff: There is no specified text here
Others: There is no specified text here
Not relevant: There is no specified text here
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| Total number of person days required for training as preparation for implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
Clinical staff: There is no specified text here
External consultants: There is no specified text here
Support staff: There is no specified text here
Managerial staff: There is no specified text here
Others: There is no specified text here
Not relevant: There is no specified text here
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| Total cost in Euro of specific equipment (machines, software, communications supplies, etc.) needed to support implementation of this Patient Safety Practice |
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| Associated cost with a work reduction or foregoing in order to deliver this Patient Safety Practice |
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Contact information
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Name: Egidio Sesti
Country: ITALY
Organisation: ASL ROMA B
E-mail: egidio.sesti@aslromab.it
Phone: There is no specified text here
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