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Hostiuc S, Molnar AJ, Moldoveanu A, et al. Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections. Infect Drug Resist. 2018;11:369-375doi: 10.2147/IDR.S149590.
Hostiuc, S., Molnar, A. J., Moldoveanu, A., Aluaş, M., Moldoveanu, F., Bocicor, I., Dascalu, M. I., Bădilă, E., Hostiuc, M., & Negoi, I. (2018). Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections. Infection and drug resistance, 11369-375. https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S149590
Hostiuc, Sorin, et al. "Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections." Infection and drug resistance vol. 11 (2018): 369-375. doi: https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S149590
Hostiuc S, Molnar AJ, Moldoveanu A, Aluaş M, Moldoveanu F, Bocicor I, Dascalu MI, Bădilă E, Hostiuc M, Negoi I. Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections. Infect Drug Resist. 2018 Mar 07;11:369-375. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S149590. eCollection 2018. PMID: 29563817; PMCID: PMC5846313.
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Infect Drug Resist. 2018 Mar 07;11:369-375. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S149590. eCollection 2018.

Patient autonomy and disclosure of material information about hospital-acquired infections.

Infection and drug resistance

Sorin Hostiuc, Arthur-Jozsef Molnar, Alin Moldoveanu, Maria Aluaş, Florica Moldoveanu, Iuliana Bocicor, Maria-Iuliana Dascalu, Elisabeta Bădilă, Mihaela Hostiuc, Ionut Negoi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Carol Davila University.
  2. SC Info World SRL.
  3. Department of Computers, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest.
  4. Department of Bioethics, Cluj University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca.
  5. Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, Polytechnic University of Bucharest.
  6. Department of Internal Medicine.
  7. Department of Surgery, Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania.

PMID: 29563817 PMCID: PMC5846313 DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S149590

Abstract

Hospital-acquired infections are nowadays a major health care problem worldwide. The morbidity and mortality associated with them are highest in intensive care units, but their effects are identifiable in virtually any medical department. Information about hospital-acquired infections, especially about their preventive measures, are rarely presented nowadays in a correct fashion to patients. This article aims to present, in a structured manner, the theoretical and practical aspects related to disclosure of hospital-acquired infections-related information to patients and its importance in preventing their spread. We will analyze both the conceptual framework for disclosing medical information related to nosocomial infections (autonomy, veracity, social justice, the principle of double effect, the precautionary principle, and nonmaleficence) and the practicalities regarding the disclosure of proper information to patients.

Keywords: informed consent; nosocomial infections; prevention; respect for autonomy; social justice

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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