ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In Italy there are serious and complex skin lesions of more than 2 million people, a number destined to grow drastically with the ageing of the population, reaching from 30% to 40% of the elderly over 80 years by 2030.
Today it is estimated that between 74% and 76% of these injuries are still unhealthy after a year from the first diagnosis. A critical framework that transforms decubitate sores, diabetic ulcers, vasculars and post-surgical complications into real “impossible” conditions, capable of compromising the quality of life of entire family groups. To respond to this serious emergency, AIRRT – Italian Association of Reparation and Regeneration Tissutale, under the guidance of Ferdinando Campitiello, UOC Skin ulcer and diabetic foot Our Lady of Lourdes of Massa di Somma (NA)
“We are facing the ‘Cenerentola’ of Italian medicine – explains Campitiello -. There is a national register of chronic patients carrying skin lesions and often the National Health Service responds by providing mere ‘performances’, without guaranteeing a real healing path. The result? Overcrowded clinics, patients left alone with disabling pains and a continuous gap between departments of orthopaedics, vascular surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology that do not have places or specific skills for taking charge.”.
This organizational shortage generates isolation and a strong health migration. Many patients are forced to move out of their own region of residence, reaching up to 25% extra-regional turnout for the specialized centers of the South, or resorting to private structures agreed to find suitable care after years or decades of unhealthy suffering.
“Cronic skin lesions can also be cured – Campitiello assures. Contemporary medicine offers cutting-edge technological solutions ranging from regenerative medicine based on stem cells, monocytes and hexosomes, to the use of bioengineered dermal substitutes.” However, the technological response alone is not enough. “There is a strong discrepancy between the evolution of the devices and the preparation of the operators, with the technology that runs at sustained speed while the training remains blocked – emphasizes the president of AIRRT -. In the absence of proper medical preparation and adequate immunonutritional evaluation of the patient, advanced treatments are likely to fail, resulting in a waste of resources for the health system and in potential damage to those suffering. The last university text of surgery to have treated the matter organically dates back to 1960′′′.
The Italian Association of Reparation and Regeneration Tissutale sets as a priority objective the establishment of the first National Register of Patients with chronic injuries to trace the epidemiological incidence of the phenomenon. At the same time, AIRRT intends to promote university academic training aimed at motivating and preparing doctors and nurses on diagnosis, therapeutic plans and preparation of the lesion fund. The association finally supports the creation of dedicated Vulnological Units, guided by multidisciplinary teams able to operate in synergy between the outpatient activity and the operating room to ensure a concrete welfare continuity.
“It is necessary to prevent patients from living with pain or risking serious systemic complications, offering a scientific and organizational point of reference capable of restoring hope and healing,” says Campitiello.
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