First two bilateral hand transplantations in India (Part 4): Immediate post-operative care, immunosuppression protocol and monitoring

Conclusion: A comprehensive plan has to be drawn up for immunological screening, selection and the post-operative immunosuppressant usage. The ultimate goal of these immunosuppression modalities is to achieve a state of donor-specific tolerance.

Source: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery - December 28, 2017 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Subramania Iyer Mohit Sharma P Kishore Jimmy Mathew R Janarthanan Raghuveer Reddy Abhijeet Wakure Sundeep Vijayaraghavan SM Chetan Mali Visakh Varma Ashish Chaudhari Swapnil Dhake Akshay Omkumar George Kurian Rajesh Nair Anil Mathew Zachariah Paul Malini Source Type: research