Transplant Anesthesia

Abstract

Solid organ transplants are slowly increasing across the world. As the societies evolve and communities begin to realize the value of organ donation after brain death, the number of donations after brain death will continue to the rise. These numbers, however, encouraging are far inadequate to meet the demands from the ever-growing number of recipients. This gap is filled in some measure by live donors who are subjected to an invasive procedure to provide kidneys, part of the liver, or even lung. In comparison, the patients with end-stage heart disease have no such options and continue their vigil on the waiting list. This has also led to a huge increase in the number of implantable devices like the left ventricular assist device in developing countries in recent times.