Organ Surgical Procedure

Problem: Because a prerecorded transplant was viewed, detailed background information about the patient was not thoroughly divulged. Nonetheless, like any surgical procedure, a common reason for surgery is that function of the organ is completely lost and detrimental to the patient’s health. Surgeons and other physicians must determine whether the benefit of performing the procedure outweighs the risk of surgery. In this case, the patient must have lost function is both kidneys (as people can survive with one functional kidney) due to an end-stage renal disease, thus necessitating the need for a kidney transplant.
Hypothesis:
Like already stated, when organ failure occurs, physicians determine whether or not to proceed with surgery. The patient …show more content…
Laparoscopic Removal of the Kidney from the Donor
a. Inflation: CO2 gas (or another inert or non-flammable gas) is added into the abdomen to create a space between the wall of the abdomen and the viscera.
b. Initial Incisions: Incisions are made in the donor’s abdomen. One incision will be about 6-8 cm long, and it will contain the hand port. The other incisions are for the video equipment, dissection instruments, and a suction port.
c. Exposure of Viscera: The tissues surrounding the kidney are detached by the cautery, including the renal capsule, the ureter, and the blood vessels. Each blood vessel and ureter needs to be clamped to contain the contents of the kidney inside.
d. Removal of Kidney: The surgeon removes the kidney from the body cavity with his (or her) hand.
e. Closure of Body: The donor’s tissues must be sutured back together, beginning with the abdominal wall fascia and ending with the skin.
2. Back Table Preparation of the Kidney
a. Cleaning: The kidney is drained of blood and trimmed of fat. The ureter and renal blood vessels are also trimmed, if