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Biochimica Clinica 2014; 38(1) 39-46
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Identificazione e ruolo dell’esperto in emostasi e trombosi nel Sistema Sanitario Nazionale
AUTORI
1Dipartimento di Terapie Cellulari ed Ematologia, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza
2Agenzia per l’Emofilia e Centro di Riferimento Regionale per i Disordini Ereditari del Sanguinamento e 3Dipartimento Area Medica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Firenze
4Centro per la Trombosi - Centro per le Malattie dell’Emostasi e Cura dell’Emofilia, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale, Parma
5Divisione di Medicina Interna C, Università Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I, Roma
6Dipartimento di Biochimica Clinica e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II
7U.O. Ematologia e Trapianti di Midollo, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Napoli
8Ospedale Maggiore - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria "Ospedali Riuniti”, Trieste
9Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale, Azienda Ospedaliera Valtellina e Valchiavenna
ABSTRACT
Identification and role of the hemostasis and thrombosis expert in the National Health System
Hemorrhagic and thrombotic diseases are very heterogeneous disorders that may affect a relevant part of the population, as in the case of patients taking antithrombotic drugs. The appropriate management of such conditions requires the availability of specific laboratory assays, together with the knowledge of possible clinical syndromes and of their appropriate treatments. This can be achieved only through second level specialized laboratories supervised by trained personnel. This type of diagnostic and therapeutic organization is not widely available in Italy, but it is present in a limited number of major hospitals, having a nationwide excellence. Increasing the availability of such resources would be very relevant for patients and this effort could also be cost-effective for the National Health System. This document, promoted by the Società Italiana per lo Studio dell’Emostasi e della Trombosi and by other major national scientific societies involved in the field is aimed at identifying the level of scientific and professional career required to define a physician as hemostasis and thrombosis expert, graded for the skills required in different clinical settings.