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Murine Kidney Transplant Technique
Published on: October 20, 2015
Effect of warm ischemia on graft outcome in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy
N Simforoosh1, A Basiri, N Shakhssalim
1Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Labbafi Nejad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. Simforoosh@iurtc.org.ir
Purpose:
To assess the impact of warm ischemia time (WIT) on delayed graft function (DGF), graft loss, and graft function in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN).
Patients And Methods:
We prospectively studied 100 kidney recipients from LDN donors from 2001 to 2003. For comparison of graft outcome with different extents of WIT, recipients were divided into three groups: group A received kidneys having 4 to 6 minutes, group B kidneys having >6 to 10 minutes, and group C kidneys having >10 minutes of WIT. The median follow-up was 415 days (range 11-791) days.
Results:
The mean kidney WIT was 8.7 minutes (range 4-17 minutes). Graft outcome (DGF, graft loss, and median serum creatinine) was not significantly different in the three groups.
Conclusions:
Different extents of WIT in LDN, within the range of our study, were not associated with an adverse outcome in kidney transplantation.
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