2016
Successful Recovery and Transplantation of 11 Organs Including Face, Bilateral Upper Extremities, and Thoracic and Abdominal Organs From a Single Deceased Organ Donor
Tullius S, Pomahac B, Kim H, Carty M, Talbot S, Nelson H, Delmonico F. Successful Recovery and Transplantation of 11 Organs Including Face, Bilateral Upper Extremities, and Thoracic and Abdominal Organs From a Single Deceased Organ Donor. Transplantation 2016, 100: 2226-2229. PMID: 27624820, PMCID: PMC5030114, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral upper extremitiesDeceased donorsUpper extremityComposite allotransplantsAbdominal organsSame deceased donorDeceased organ donorsMultiple thoracicOrgan recoveryOrgan donorsThoracicAllotransplantsTransplantationOrgansExtremitiesSuccessful recoveryDonorsSuch proceduresLungKidneyPancreasRecoveryLiverIntestine
2011
Perioperative management of partial face transplantation involving a heparin antibody-positive donor
Edrich T, Pomahac B, Lu J, Couper G, Gerner P. Perioperative management of partial face transplantation involving a heparin antibody-positive donor. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2011, 23: 318-321. PMID: 21663819, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical historyFace transplantationAntibody-positive donorsPartial face transplantationDonor's medical historyAlternative anticoagulationFull heparinizationSevere strokeImmunologic conditionsPerioperative managementCardiac surgeryPossible complicationsAnesthesia teamTransplantationDonorsAnticoagulationThrombocytopeniaComplicationsThrombosisSurgeryHeparinizationStroke