La risposta più prudente è anche la più scomoda: no, non possiamo saperlo con certezza. In ambito ospedaliero, il rischio biologico non è sempre visibile né prevedibile. Ogni liquido aspirato può essere potenzialmente infetto e la sua gestione coinvolge contemporaneamente sicurezza degli operatori, prevenzione delle infezioni, organizzazione dei flussi, sostenibilità e costi. Eppure, in molte … Continue reading
Seeing the current pandemic crisis, global attention in every sphere (public and private) has turned to the dangers of bacterial and viral proliferation. Every surface with which we come into contact has bacterial and viral colonies and it is certainly now more obvious than ever to take the utmost care in cleaning the surfaces. If … Continue reading
The 19th National IEA (Italian Endourology Association) convention was held on the days of 19-20-21 February 2020 at the “Campus Bio-Medico” hospital in Rome. Discussions included some of the hottest topics of Endourology such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery, percutaneous in the supine position, flexible ureteroscopy, ECIRS, focal surgery and minimally invasive surgery, generally assisted … Continue reading
In recent weeks, we have been overwhelmed with news regarding the new Coronavirus and its danger. In the light of all this, the need not to expose our medical staff and patients to infectious risk and to find solutions that can manage and stem nosocomial infections, for which Italy, unfortunately “boasts” the primacy in the … Continue reading