Table 2.
Intraoperative characteristics for living donor paediatric kidney transplants at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, from 2009 to present (n = 39). Data were collected from the electronic medical record
| Variables | n = 39 |
|---|---|
|
Site of implantation, n (%) - Right extraperitoneal - Right intraperitoneal - Left extraperitoneal - Left intraperitoneal |
20 (51) 16 (41) 2 (5) 1 (3) |
| Operation time (min), mean (SD) | 283 (66) |
| Cold ischaemic time (min) (n = 10), mean (SD) | 162 (111) |
| Warm ischaemic time (min)(n = 35), median (IQR) | 41 (35–46) |
| CVP immediately before revascularisation (mmHg) (n = 23), mean (SD) | 11 (5) |
| CVP immediately after revascularisation (mmHg) (n = 24), mean (SD) | 11 (5) |
| Average CVP after revascularisation (mmHg) (n = 23), mean (SD) | 11 (4) |
| Average systolic BP after revascularisation (mmHg) (n = 25), mean (SD) | 98 (13) |
| Average diastolic BP after revascularisation (mmHg) (n = 25), mean (SD) | 49 (7) |
| Volume of fluid administered (mL/kg), mean (SD) | 84 (39) |
|
Fluid type, n (%) - Crystalloid and colloid - Crystalloid only - Colloid only |
32 (82) 6 (15) 1 (3) |
| Blood products administered, n | 16 (41) |
| Urine output intraoperatively (n = 31), n | 30 (77) |
| Inotropes administered, n (%) | 34 (87) |
| Unplanned return to theatre, n | 6 (15) |
SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; CVP, central venous pressure; BP, blood pressure