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Bélanger ME, Borsuk DE, Clairoux A, Fortier LP, Nguyen A, Georgescu M, Richebé P, Tanoubi I, Verdonck O, Gobert Q. Face transplantation: anesthesia and other organizational considerations. Can J Anaesth 2021; 68:868-875. [PMID: 34002361 PMCID: PMC8128356 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-021-01940-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marie-Eve Bélanger
- Department 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.
| | - Daniel E Borsuk
- Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada
| | - Ariane Clairoux
- Department 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
| | - Louis-Philippe Fortier
- Department 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
| | - Anh Nguyen
- Department 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
| | - Mihai Georgescu
- Department 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
| | - Philippe Richebé
- Department 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
| | - Issam Tanoubi
- Department 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
| | - Olivier Verdonck
- Department 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
| | - Quentin Gobert
- Department 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
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