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 teamTransplantationDonorsAnticoagulationThrombocytopeniaComplicationsThrombosisSurgeryHeparinizationStrokeRestoration of Facial Form and Function After Severe Disfigurement from Burn Injury by a Composite Facial Allograft
Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Eriksson E, Annino D, Caterson S, Sampson C, Chun Y, Orgill D, Nowinski D, Tullius S. Restoration of Facial Form and Function After Severe Disfigurement from Burn Injury by a Composite Facial Allograft. American Journal Of Transplantation 2011, 11: 386-393. PMID: 21214855, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere disfigurementMedical historyBurn injuryFacial allograftAcute rejection episodesInitial clinical outcomesElectrical burn injuryFacial allotransplantationSevere facial disfigurementDonor's medical historyAntirejection treatmentRejection episodesPostoperative monthSurgical complicationsClinical outcomesNasal breathingTreatment optionsBolus treatmentPathological analysisMinimal doseNormal social lifeEsthetic resultsSignificant restorationFacial formFacial redness