Master Class - Organ Retrieval

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  Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram, Cardiac surgeon, Lisie Hospital addressing the gathering

  

  Delegates at the surgical workshop

  

  Dr. Jacob Abraham, Cardiac anesthetist, Lisie Hospital addressing the gathering

  Kerala Network for Organ Sharing (KNOS), Mrithasanjeevani in collaboration with MOHAN Foundation, Kerala organized a one day workshop on “MASTER CLASS – ORGAN RETRIEVAL” for Transplant Surgeons (Liver, Kidney, Heart & Lung), Nephrologists, Gastroenterologists, Intensivists, Anesthetists and Transplant Coordinators on 12^th January, 2014 at the Harmony Hall, Mascot Hotel, Palayam, Trivandrum. The theme of the workshop was “Standardising and improvisation of Retrieval Techniques in Deceased Donation”.   Nearly 90 delegates from various hospitals participated in the workshop.

   

  Dr. Noble Gracious, Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Nodal Officer, Mrithasanjeevani welcomed the gathering. He highlighted a few points relating to the initiation KNOS and its functioning in Kerala. He also showed the statistics related to deceased donor organ transplantation in Kerala. In his speech, he urged that all the doctors have to work together for this programme to be a success.

   

   

  There were 8 sessions as follows:

  No	Session	Key Speakers
  1	Deceased donor maintenance for optimum  graft outcome & Anesthesia during retrieval	Dr. Jacob Abraham, Consultant, Cardiac Anesthetist & HOD,  Lisie Hospital
  2	Preservation fluid, preservation techniques,  machine perfusion, ECMO	Prof. Darius F Mirza MS FRCS  Professor of Hepatobiliary & Transplant Surgery, QE Hospital &  Birmingham Children’s Hosp Clinical Service Lead - Liver Surgery
  3	Anatomical landmarks in organ retrieval  surgery Heart & Lung organ retrieval	Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram,  Consultant, Cardiac Surgeon & HOD,  Lisie Hospital
  4	Multi Organ Retrieval	Prof. Darius F Mirza
  5	Liver Transplant, Liver retrieval (including  liver assessment)	Prof. Darius F Mirza
  6	En-bloc retrieval technique for kidneys	Dr. Sunil Shroff, Professor of Urology  SRMC, Chennai
  7	Designing common forms for Organs  - Kidney    Designing common forms for Organs  - Liver	Prof. Jacob George, HOD, Dept of Nephrology, GMCT (Kidney)    Dr. Unni, Liver Surgeon, AIMS
  8	Retrieval in DCD donors & Outcomes after  DCD transplantation	Prof. Darius F Mirza
  9	Bench dissection	Dr. Sudhindran, HOD, Liver transplant unit, AIMS
  10	Pediatric Organ Retrieval	Prof. Darius F Mirza
  11	Packing of Organs & Forms for  transportation	Dr. Sunil Shroff

   

  Dr. Darius Mirza added immense value to the workshop and discussions.

   

  Key outcomes:

   

  • Common forms for Kidney and Liver to be drafted based on the discussions and it will be circulated to all hospitals.
  • Workshop on Brain Death Maintenance for Intensivists and Anesthetists to be conducted.
  • Workshop on Practical Cadaver Dissection will be conducted depending on the feasibility. 

  
  
  Source-Johnson A.