Current nursing insights on forearm to trachea transplantation

A. Schoonis

Thursday 15 march 2018

17:05 - 17:15h at Van de Vorm/Plate Zaal

Categories: Session (parallel), Nursing

Parallel session: Parallel session 9: Nursing

Aim

The purpose is to familiarize nurses with the care of patients who undergo forearm-to-trachea transplantation.

Description

1. The indications for forearm-to trachea transplantation.
2. Surgical procedure (video).
3. Protective isolation during implantation faze. Patient education during the pre-implantation period The importance of good hygienic measures needs to be reported to the patient in this stadium where the trachea will be implanted in the fore-arm. The role of the care giving nurse cannot be overseen in this aspect of the care.
4. Tapering off the immunosuppressive medication. A section of the donor trachea is first implanted in the forearm of the recipient and stays in place for a total period of three months. During this faze immunosuppressive drugs are an elementary matter. Therefore protective isolation was seen as a necessity.
5. 5. Post-transplant follow-up ; rejection monitoring from 7 patients.

Conclusion

The trachea is the first transplanted tissue for which immunosuppressive drugs can be stopped. The rol of the care giving nurse is important during hospitalization and post-implantation follow-up.