A "normal" anesthetist does not have the professional skills necessary to care for children. To sedate and reawaken a patient between 0 and 14 years of age, a long specific preparation is needed.

The alarm of 35 doctors of the Santissima Trinità called to follow the small patients of Microcitemico starts also from this fact - inserted in the guidelines of the Medical Societies.

With a corporate deed of the general manager of the Asl 8 of Cagliari it was established that the complex Anesthesia and Intensive Care Structure of Is Mirrionis takes charge of the Antonio Cao hospital, thus, the professionals concerned presented a complaint to the Public Prosecutor's Office, denouncing " the very high risks for the life, health and safety of the pediatric patient that derive from this organizational choice". Furthermore, "it is inevitable that having to guarantee an active 24-hour guard service at Microcitemico, as well as urgent consultancy and availability on holidays and at night, will inevitably lead to a reduction in the personnel available for the Santissima Trinità".

But it is not the first time that the serious problems of Microcitemico have come to the attention of the judiciary (there is an investigation opened after the mothers of children hospitalized or in therapy in Oncohematology reported heavy disservices and denied treatments) and it is not the first time that the health authorities have been implored – unsuccessfully – to bring at least this department back under the Brotzu umbrella.

Christine Cossu

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