Overview

• The boy’s congenital anhidrosis prevented sweating and triggered a heat stroke that led to acute liver failure after his body temperature reached 42°C near Ioannina.
• Greek pediatricians requested activation of Italy’s pediatric transplant protocol through the Hellenic Transplant Organization and Centro Nazionale Trapianti.
• Airlifted to Turin within 36 hours, he was placed on the national super-urgent liver transplant list by directive of Dr. Maria Torrani.
• A compatible donor was found on the second day of waiting and Prof. Renato Romagnoli’s team completed the 10-hour transplant, the center’s 4,300th, within 60 hours of arrival.
• Post-surgery, the teen was extubated and is showing progressive neurological improvement in the semi-intensive care unit.