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Logistics in Coordinating the First Adult Transatlantic Bilateral Hand Transplant: Lessons Learned
Oded Ben-Amotz1, Erwin A Kruger1, Christine McAndrew1
1From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania; and the Department of Plastic Surgery, Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris Descartes University.
Abstract:
Hand transplantation requires precise preoperative planning and surgical execution. Coordinating a transplant team-including surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and supporting staff-is a time-sensitive challenge when a donor-recipient match is confirmed. International human limb transplantation occurs when the recipient and donor are in separate countries. The authors describe the logistics behind the first transatlantic adult bilateral hand transplantation, which, to date, required the highest level of coordination and timing. The authors' experience serves as a proof of concept that international limb transplantation or salvage is possible when the complex logistics of such an endeavor are carefully anticipated.
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