Beyond the distance between juridic and scientific decision-making process: An evidence-based prediction algorithm for professional liability assessment in healthcare-associated infections
The results highlight the efficiency of new criteria laid down in the judgment of the Italian Supreme Court to attribute liability for nosocomial infection despite the disputed distance between juridic and scientific decision-making process. In addition, the use of a combined score combining "juridic" and "Infectious-Disease" criteria provides a high-quality tool to be used by technical consultants to make up for lack of clinical documentation by passing judgments concerning litigation about professional liability in case of nosocomial infections. This sheds light on the possibility to face worldwide judicial inquiries with scientific rigor.
Authors
- Valeria Cento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-4252)
- Alessandra Belati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-8964)
- Ettore Gorini
- Davide Fiore Bavaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4833-7118)
- Lucia Diella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2680-2605)
- Sara Sablone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-3521)
- Linda Bussini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9956-6458)
- Michele Bartoletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1099-3283)
- Francesco Introna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8219-5467)
- Andrea Nicola Cardinale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4380-2866)
Institutions
- Humanitas University (IT)
- Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Consorziale - Policlinico Bari (IT)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102762
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.30