Abstract
Healthcare-associated infections are a major clinical and public health problem that involve, in a variety of ways, healthcare professionals, hospital administrators and, above all, patients. In Italy, the incidence of infectious complications generally varies from 5-10% (hospitalized patients) to 1% (home care patients); 5-10% of such infections manifest epidemically, and infections caused by antibiotic-resistant microorganisms are becoming more and more common, with a mortality rate of 20-30%. Moreover, any "preventable deaths or serious injuries" attributable to a (concrete) causality resulting from a breach of rules, laws and regulations, as well as imprudence, incompetence or negligence by the operators will determine a possibility of a penal prosecution for manslaughter or grievous bodily harm, and also generate expenses for civil procedures and insurance compensation. The adoption of company policies covering appropriate risk assessment, epidemiological monitoring, implementation of guidelines, procedures and protocols, activity of the Hospital Infections Committee and proper communication between managers and facilities, training of healthcare personnel and medical surveillance of employees can help reduce the adverse phenomena of healthcare-associated infections.
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