Three lives saved: the liver and two kidneys removed from an 83-year-old woman on March 10 at Nostra Signora della Mercede Hospital in Lanusei were successfully transplanted. One kidney and the liver were donated to two men, one 72 and the other 69, both from Sardinia. The second kidney was donated to a 64-year-old woman, whose transplant was performed in Milan.
The story revolved around an 83-year-old woman from Ogliastra, who during her lifetime had consented to donating blood, setting a great example of generosity and civic duty.
Subsequently, the medical expertise of the Lanusei hospital and the Brotzu hospital in Cagliari came into play. The contribution of the Ogliastra hospital's multidisciplinary team, composed of surgeon Giovanni Pietro Paolo Gusai and a team of anesthesiologists, instrumentalists, and anesthesia nurses, was crucial. They provided excellent support to the two surgical teams arriving from the Brotzu hospital in Cagliari: the Liver Transplant Center team, led by Dr. Fausto Zamboni , and the Urology and Kidney Transplant team, led by Dr. Andrea Solinas.
"This extraordinary achievement is first and foremost the fruit of a profound gesture of love that honors the donor's memory," emphasizes Andrea Fabbo, general director of the Ogliastra Local Health Authority. "At the same time, the success of these operations demonstrates the exceptional skill of our professionals, capable of managing extremely complex clinical and organizational processes. Being an active part of a transplant network that saves lives is a source of great pride for us and a testament to the efficiency of our facility."
(Unioneonline)
