Correlation of Surgical Times with Laparoscopic Live Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes - Open Journal of Organ Transplant Surgery

OJOTS > Vol.3 No.4, November 2013

Correlation of Surgical Times with Laparoscopic Live Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojots.2013.34014 3,775 Downloads 6,575 Views Citations

Author(s)

Sertac Cimen, Sanem Guler, Ian Alwayn, Joseph Lawen, Bryce Kiberd

Affiliation(s)

Atlantic Centre for Transplantation Research, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Department of Urology, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Canada.
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Canada.
The Division of General Surgery, Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Canada.

ABSTRACT

Most studies revealed that ischemic time has substantial role in occurrence of delayed graft function (DGF) after deceased donor kidney transplantation. However, less is known about the potential impact of surgical times on early outcomes following live donor kidney transplantation. A retrospective cohort of 189 consecutive laparoscopic live donor kidney transplant (LDKT) recipients from January 2006 to August 2012 was analyzed to reveal the impact of pneumoperitoneum time (PT) and anastomosis time (AT) on donor and recipient length of hospital stay and early graft function (EGF). DGF was observed in 13 (6.8%) patients while slow graft function (SGF) was seen in 27 (14%) of the recipients. The median AT was 28 minutes (interquartile range 23, 35 minutes). AT was associated with DGF (Odds Ratio [OR] 1.044, per minute, 95% CI 1.007, 1.082, p = 0.018). Median recipient length of hospital stay was 8 (interquartile range 7, 11) days. Every 13.5 minutes of longer AT was associated with 1 extra day in hospital. The median PT was 180 minutes (interquartile range 144, 234 minutes). PT was associated with both DGF (OR 1.013 per minute, 95% CI 1.005, 1.021, p = 0.001) and SGF (OR 1.009 per minute, 95% CI 1.002, 1.016, p = 0.016). Every extra hour of PT was associated with 0.42 more days in hospital for the donor. Surgical times may be underestimated variables in dictating use of hospital resources. The effect of surgical times on long term hard outcomes entails further study.

KEYWORDS

Delayed Graft Function; Slow Graft Function; Anastomosis Time; Pneumoperitoneum Time; Kidney Transplantation

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Cimen, S. , Guler, S. , Alwayn, I. , Lawen, J. and Kiberd, B. (2013) Correlation of Surgical Times with Laparoscopic Live Donor Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Open Journal of Organ Transplant Surgery, 3, 68-72. doi: 10.4236/ojots.2013.34014.

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