title: Hand allotransplantation: operating room set-up and team coordination.
abstract: Vascularized composite allotransplantion requires careful planning and precise execution. The Director of the Hand Transplant Program must coordinate many personnel including nurses, anesthesiologists, transplant coordinators, surgeons, support staff, and hospital administrators. The operation is performed only after surgical rehearsal has reinforced the specialized role of each of these team members and the workflow of equipment and personnel has been optimized.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Orthopaedic Surgery †Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery ‡Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pulos
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaked
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Abt
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.forename: Christine T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: McAndrew
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: L Scott
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D063986:Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation / Q000592:standards*