The Brotzu of Cagliari is preparing to greet 2023 with a positive balance for transplants . There are 60 performed in total, of which 26 kidney, 26 liver, 6 heart and 2 combined liver - kidney. Numbers that bode well for the future and which, when compared to the 56 last year, show a step forward.
« 35 years have passed since the first kidney transplant , which was carried out at the San Michele hospital in 1988. Since then we have come a long way, guided by a single purpose: to give answers to patients», comments the General Director of Arnas, Agnese Foddis who presented the data during the work of the training and in-depth event promoted by the National Federsanità, in collaboration with the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Ares Sardegna and the Universities of Cagliari and Sassari, which was held in Porto Cervo on Friday and Saturday. And the results of Arnas Brotzu – as Foddis underlines – «come thanks to the effort of all the healthcare and administrative staff who work in the centers directed by Dr. Solinas, Dr. Zamboni and Dr. Cirio».
A "plus" sign also for the generosity of the Sardinians which - as explained by the local transplant coordinator of Brotzu, Dr. Antonio Manti - «has led to a significant increase , equal to 42% compared to the previous year , in reports of potential donors. The consequence was a greater availability of organs , which contributed to reducing waiting times on the list and which in any case requires an adequate implementation of potential recipients." As Manti reminds us, however, «the donation-transplant system is included in a national program. It includes the obligation to hand over the organ to the emergency center, and a corresponding obligation to provide the same type of organ at the first available opportunity." And this allows Sardinians to benefit from organs coming from beyond the Tyrrhenian Sea and the recipient citizens of the Peninsula to be able to lead a new life thanks to Sardinian donors.
