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.
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.
Authors: Frank Friedersdorff; Ingmar Wolff; Serdar Deger; Jan Roigas; John Buckendahl; Hannes Cash; Markus Giessing; Lutz Liefeldt; Kurt Miller; Tom Florian Fuller; T Florian Fuller Journal: World J Urol Date: 2011-05-24 Impact factor: 4.226
Authors: Charles J Dolce; Jennifer E Keller; K Christian Walters; Daniel Griffin; H James Norton; B Todd Heniford; Kent W Kercher Journal: Surg Endosc Date: 2009-03-05 Impact factor: 4.584