Did anyone watch this?
That hand transplant!
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purpleme12 · 04/03/2023 22:49
Youpillock · 05/03/2023 00:14
I sobbed all the way through it. I found it so moving. His mum holding his hand and being able to hug his daughter again. Incredible programme.
IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 10/03/2023 07:08
"Daddy, you've got real fingers".
Maybe someone who understands surgery better than me could answer my question. With the hand transplant, the surgeon said a few times about how important it was to attach the donor hands ASAP. Why didn't they have the donor and receiver, and their surgical teams in the same hospital? Is it because there aren't any (many?) hospitals with 2 x operating theatres the right size/enough facilities.
Youpillock · 05/03/2023 00:14
I sobbed all the way through it. I found it so moving. His mum holding his hand and being able to hug his daughter again. Incredible programme.
purpleme12 · 09/03/2023 22:23
I don't understand the pin in the woman's leg.
Why was it put there?
Should it not have been put there?
Toddlerteaplease · 10/03/2023 10:36
I presume the deceased donor would also be donating other organs. So would need to have multiple teams come to him. And the transport time would be the same, for the arms as the whole person.
I was surprised to discover that an adult donating a kidney to their own child is done across split sites in my trust. The adult renal unit is 3.5 miles away. I presumed it was done in neighbouring theatres.
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