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

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Table 1 HAI-related information

Type of disclosure	Content of disclosure
Admission	What are HAIs? What is the estimated risk of acquiring HAIs? Methods of transmission Prevention: Patient dependent: hand washing, limiting visitor-related interactions, personal hygiene, clothing, use of masks (for airborne infections), and so on Health care facility related, which are relevant to the patient: use of gloves, masks, sterile equipment, general rules of behavior within the facilities
Intervention related	What are HAIs? What is the estimated risk of acquiring HAIs in that specific procedure? Methods of transmission Methods of minimizing the risk: decolonization (e.g., Mupirocin 2% ointment for nasal decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus), hair removal, hand hygiene, body temperature, bathing/showering before surgery, wound care after surgery, and so on Potential complications generated by HAIs
Spread prevention	What is the risk for third parties, which third parties are at risk? How to minimize the risk: using gloves, nasal masks, movement restriction, treatments/procedures? What are the consequences of the transmission for the patient and/or third parties?

Abbreviation: HAIs, hospital-acquired infections.