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Face transplantation: anesthesia and other organizational considerations
Marie-Eve Bélanger1, Daniel E Borsuk2, Ariane Clairoux3
1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Université de Montréal, CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, 5415 Boulevard de l'Assomption, Montréal, QC, H1T 2M4, Canada. marie_belanger09@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
In 2005, the first facial vascularized composite allotransplant was performed in France. In May 2018, our team at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, had the privilege to participate in the first facial transplant in Canada. Interdisciplinary collaboration, coordination, and communication formed the cornerstone of this medical undertaking and, ultimately, its success. This report details the anesthetic and organizational considerations of our experience.
