transplantation action is completely free for the patient, being part of the basic level assistance (LEA), ie the facilities and services that the NHS is required to provide to all citizens. The basis of the considerable progress made in recent years in Italy, in the field of transplantation, there is an organization at the national, interregional, regional and local level more efficient, effective and targeted awareness campaigns and an excellent level of training of medical .. These elements combine to make the transplant a reasonably safe and intervention that guarantees full respect for the will of the donor. Often is, by the recipient, the only opportunity to return to live normally.
Regulations and Guidelines constantly evolving scientific collaborations with research centers of excellence in Europe and up to date publication of data on donation and transplant waiting lists, contribute to assure citizens the due quality and transparency of the network of transplants in Italy. However, although donations are increasing, there is still a wide gap between the number of patients on the waiting list and transplants performed per year.
Organ transplantation is an intervention of high media profile. Make news in the multi-organ transplants (two or more organs transplanted in the same patient) are particularly critical, or as advanced as that of the face, opening the way to ethical and philosophical debates. But there are also other types of transplants, though not of life-saving, are useful to restore function to damaged body parts da traumi o malattie. Si tratta di trapianti di tessuti e di cellule, questi ultimi in rapido e costante sviluppo.
Le cellule che possono essere trapiantate sono le staminali emopoietiche, mentre per quanto riguarda organi e tessuti si possono trapiantare:
Il sistema trapianti in Italia prevede che il coordinamento dell’attività di donazione, prelievo e trapianto sia articolato su quattro livelli: nazionale (Centro Nazionale Trapianti), regionale e interregionale (Centri Regionali Trapianto e Centri interregionali Trapianto) e locale (Asl e Centri Trapianto)
Centro Nazionale Trapianti Viale Regina Elena 299- 00161 Roma - http://www.trapianti.ministerosalute.it/
That arrangement has enabled the Italian transplant to achieve outstanding record in recent years for both quality of transplants carried out for conditions of transplant patients, two closely related variables.
