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27 November 2020: Original Paper

An Effective Cooling Device for Minimal-Incision Kidney Transplantation

Yansheng Li 1ACDEG* , Xiuwu Han 1ACDEG** , Bayan-Undur Dagvadorj 2AFG , Yongwei Zhao 34ADF , Xin Zhang 1CDG , Xuhui Zhu 1BCF , Tao Li 1BDF , Peng Zhang 1BDF , Yuanhao Chen 1BCF , Gao Li 1BCF , Lkhamsuren Jambaljav 2ADG

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.928773

Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e928773

Table 3 Perioperative and postoperative clinical data for recipients.

Clinical parametersMIKT cohort(n=9)
Incision length (cm)7.9±1.2
Warm ischemia time (min)5.0±1.3
Cold ischemia time(hr)6.5±10
Operation time (min)112±15
Artery anastomosis time (min)16±6.0
Vein anastomosis time (min)14±4.5
Surface temperature (°C)
 Upside* 3.8±1.2
 Underside* 5.2±1.3
Blood lose (ml)25±10
Postoperative analgesic(n)2
Indwelling drainage tube (median, d)3.0 (2–4)
Resume normal dieting time(median)1.8 (1–2)
First postoperative day NRS (median)2.2
Hospital stay (median, d)9.5 (7–13)
Surgical complications
 Perinephric space effusion (n)0
 Wound infection0
ATN0
AR1
Creatinine (mg/dL)
 At time of discharge1.9±1.4
 At the latest follow-up1.6±1.8
Survival of graft/recipient (%)100/100
MIKT – minimal incision kidney transplantation; NRS – 0–10-point numerical rating scale; ATN – acute renal tubular necrosis; AR – acute rejection.
* The mean temperature was calculated for the circulating period.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358