Who wants to see really gory liver transplant pictures?

[Slew Foot]

Got called in tonight to do one, Ill take some neat pictures to show you guys. Should be fun!



EDIT:

Wow that was a toughie. 12 hours and 100 units of blood and things later, we're all done. As promised here's the fun:


Opening up, intestines visible
Contains one human liver, do not eat
Edge of old liver visible in wound
Just a small wound
getting ready to remove old liver
Coming out
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa297/anusinha/pic020.jpg">Its out!
In all its glory
New liver on the field
New liver being prepped for insertion
New liver placed
This is MADNESS!!!(look closely)
Closing
Some of the products we used
Almost done

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Hope you enjoyed the pictures, Im off to bed soon.

 

[Acanthus]

Id love to see them actually.

 

[Unheard]

oh I do I DOOOOO!

 

[BoomerD]

No thanks...I don't like liver.

 

[Jules]

id like to see this.

 

[StageLeft]

I guess. I saw somebody have I think 8 (yes) organs on tv replaced at once, they emptied out basically her entire chest cavity, it was awful.

 

[dquan97]

I do!!

 

[sygyzy]

Isn't this a violation of privacy or patient rights?

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I guess. I saw somebody have I think 8 (yes) organs on tv replaced at once, they emptied out basically her entire chest cavity, it was awful.

Got a link to vids of this?

Some of you guys seem like gore hounds.

 

[RaiderJ]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Isn't this a violation of privacy or patient rights?

I would imagine unless the liver has the person's SS# on it, there wouldn't be any problems.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Slew Foot
Got called in tonight to do one, Ill take some neat pictures to show you guys. Should be fun!

I would love to see it. Having liver and onions for dinner tonite.

 

[Slew Foot]

Sorry guys, the recipient patient was deemed "medically too unstable" to receive the liver, so it's going somewhere else. Maybe next time.

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Isn't this a violation of privacy or patient rights?

No identifying information would be used or seen. Plus its at a teaching hospital where almost everything is getting photographed or videotaped.

 

[Number1]

This may even help a few people stop drinking so yes, by all means, show us the pics.

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: Slew Foot
Sorry guys, the recipient patient was deemed "medically too unstable" to receive the liver, so it's going somewhere else. Maybe next time.

What does "medically too unstable" mean?

 

[Azraele]

My guess is it means the patient wasn't stable enough to undergo the surgery.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Awww damn

 

[Number1]

You must have done other procedures in the pass so I would assume you have pics somewhere that you could show us, or were you just trying your new camera?

 

[Slew Foot]

Originally posted by: Number1
You must have done other procedures in the pass so I would assume you have pics somewhere that you could show us, or were you just trying your new camera?

I starting to make an Anesthesia website that would detail various procedures and the anesthetic methods that we use to do them. This is the first week Im bringing my camera to work with me so Ill some neat pictures upcoming.

 

[Slew Foot]

Yeah we're on again (different patient) for tomorrow morning, look for them tomorrow night.

 

[mwmorph]

What is your profession? Anesthesiologist?

 

[imported_LoKe]

If I can look at pictures/videos of a cornea transplant, I don't think anything could faze me.

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: Slew Foot
Sorry guys, the recipient patient was deemed "medically too unstable" to receive the liver, so it's going somewhere else. Maybe next time.

What does "medically too unstable" mean?

Meaning that the person that needed the liver was in such a fragile and weak condition that the risk they would die on the operating table is too high to risk the procedure.

Most transplant patients have to be in a state of urgency (life or death) yet at the same time be strong enough to withstand the transplant surgery. Talk about irony.

My father passed away after receiving a liver transplant. He tried to hold on for 2 months for the liver to take but it never did. RIP Dad.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: ScottFern

Originally posted by: homercles337

Originally posted by: Slew Foot
Sorry guys, the recipient patient was deemed "medically too unstable" to receive the liver, so it's going somewhere else. Maybe next time.

What does "medically too unstable" mean?

Meaning that the person that needed the liver was in such a fragile and weak condition that the risk they would die on the operating table is too high to risk the procedure.

Most transplant patients have to be in a state of urgency (life or death) yet at the same time be strong enough to withstand the transplant surgery. Talk about irony.

My father passed away after receiving a liver transplant. He tried to hold on for 2 months for the liver to take but it never did. RIP Dad.

I've always found it amazing that transplanting ever works.

 

[Xylitol]

I'm gonna add you on friends and ask you questions if I have health issues
You should get the title of ATOT Diagnostician

 

[imported_LoKe]

GO DOWN, THREAD!