Rome, 17 June. (Adnkronos Salute) – “I started organizing events on prevention in the Lombardy Region, as I was interested in learning about and studying this topic in greater depth. A topic that, if we talk about thrombosis, we know what it is. But I was very struck by the data emerged during the event, which tell how deep vein thrombosis is a little-known pathology, which affects regardless of age, contrary to what we are used to believing and at the same time how there is little knowledge on the topic”. This was said by Marisa Cesana, member of the III Health Commission of the Lombardy Regional Council, speaking at the panel ‘Politics listens to the world of healthcare’, on the occasion of the event ‘Prevention whilst travelling. #piùmovimentomenotrombosi’, organized by the Lombardy Region in collaboration with the Vincere la Trombosi association at the Marco Biagi room of Palazzo Lombardia in Milan.
“I became passionate about this topic and decided to bring it to the Health Commission, where thanks to a very well attended hearing also by the other commissioners, I had the opportunity to meet Federica Fedele, founder of the Vincere la Thrombosis Association, who amazed everyone with its story – explains Cesana – I was so involved that I decided to make this issue known to everyone, bringing it to the Health Commission, also from the social side, to keep attention high on prevention and above all also on deep vein thrombosis” .
In Lombardy “we have specialized centres, a network that works, but which in my opinion should be improved above all with a local network. It would be nice, in fact, for the general practitioner or local hospital to intercept this pathology, where it can be treated in the area with the support of specialists or alternatively, knowing how to direct people to specialist hospitals, such as in this case the San Raffaele, so that these types of minimally invasive or new generation interventions can be carried out, capable of saving lives – he continues – So , it is important to be more informed also on the medical side, on how it is possible to treat this type of pathology thanks to innovation”. “I believe a lot in prevention for deep vein thrombosis, as well as for other pathologies, because it is our future and we must not be afraid of prevention – says Cesana – It is necessary to work for a cultural change, as many are afraid of do a preventive test, when in reality it can save their lives. Not only that, prevention is also important for the budget of Lombardy: if it is prevented, in fact, the costs of the hospital stay and the economic care of the patient in the hospital decrease. purchase of medicines”. Healthcare and transport “are like twins, in symbiosis and I think that the two pillars of the Lombardy Region are precisely these two commissions. So, let’s work well so that we can solve most of the problems we have” he concludes.
