Continuous renal surface cooling technique (CSCT) in robotic-assisted kidney transplantation: technique and outcomes from a high-volume center: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) surgery is an advanced minimally invasive technique, albeit with extended surgical and kidney ischemia time. To safeguard kidney function, the authors have devised a continuous surface cooling method (CSCT) for intraoperative kidney cooling.

Materials and methods

Patients receiving RAKT were divided into CSCT group and conventional group. The CSCT is a custom-designed apparatus composed of a single-layer plastic bag, featuring an inflow and an outflow that create a closed circuit for the continuous flow of cooling saline. The conventional group utilized ice slush for kidney graft cooling (Vattikuti Urology Institute-Medanta Technique, VUIMT). Patients who underwent open renal transplantation during the same period were

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11254218 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature