2012
Perioperative Management of Face Transplantation
Edrich T, Cywinski J, Colomina M, López I, Xiong L, Sedaghati A, Pomahac B, Gilton A. Perioperative Management of Face Transplantation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2012, 115: 668-670. PMID: 22523417, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3182554493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial allograft transplantationAllograft transplantationBlood lossPacked red blood cellsFace transplantRapid blood lossMedian durationPerioperative managementRed blood cellsSurgical preparationTransplantationLong anaestheticsBlood cellsFace transplantationAnesthesiaTransplantAnesthesiologistsSmall anatomical structuresAnatomical structuresReperfusionPatientsSurgeryGraftAnestheticsCrystalloids
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