Italian National Surveillance of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Consumption in a Healthcare Setting-A Three-Year Analysis: 2020-2022.

Hand hygiene (HH) is pivotal in mitigating infectious disease transmission and enhancing public health outcomes. This study focuses on detailing the national surveillance system for alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) consumption in healthcare facilities across Italy, presenting results from a comprehensive three-year evaluation period, from 2020 to 2022. It aims to delineate this surveillance system and report on ABHR consumption trends in various Regions/Autonomous Provinces (Rs/APs).

Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 Agenda: Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes in Nine Italian Universities, 2019.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Agenda represent global development programs. Education can widen the acknowledgement of their relevance and their applications. This survey aims to assess awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards SDGs and sustainability among first-year students in nine Italian Universities.

Postoperative acute kidney injury in lung transplant recipients.

Objectives: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common postoperative complication after lung transplantation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of AKI in lung transplant patients and its effect on patients and graft outcome in relation to degree of severity.

Methods: Data from 135 patients who underwent lung transplant in the same Italian institution were recorded retrospectively and analysed (69 unilateral and 66 bilateral lung transplants, age 51.