TABLE 3.
Intraoperative outcomes after robotic-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) versus open kidney transplantation (OKT).
| Intraoperative outcomes | Overall population n = 400 | RAKT n = 200 | OKT n = 200 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transplant site (n, %) | Right iliac fossa | 337 (84.3%) | 175 (87.5%) | 162 (81.0%) | 0.1 |
| Left iliac fossa | 63 (15.8%) | 25 (12.5%) | 38 (19.0%) | ||
| Intraoperative complications (n, %) | EAUiaiC grade 0, 1 and 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.1 |
| EAUiaiC grade 3 -Active bleeding -New vascular anastomosis without conversion |
1 (0.3%) 1 (0.3%) |
0 (0%) 0 (0%) |
1 (0.5%) 1 (0.5%) |
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| EAUiaiC grade 4A | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| EAUiaiC grade 4B -Conversion due: a) Venous thrombosis c) Abnormal perfusion without requiring new vascular anastomosis d) Abnormal perfusion requiring new vascular anastomosis |
— — — |
1 (0.5%) 3 (1.5%) 3 (3.0%) |
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| Total major intra-operative complications (n, %) | 9 (2.3%) | 7 (3.5%) | 2 (1.0%) | ||
| Operative time (median, IQR, Range) | 157.5 (120.0–190.0) (50–325.0) | 185.5 (170.0–211.0) (100.0–325.0) | 120.0 (105.0–145.0) (50.0–240.0) | <0.0001 | |
RAKT, Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation; OKT, Open kidney transplantation; EAUiaiC, Intraoperative Adverse Incident Classification by the European Association of Urology. Bold values indicate statistically significant results (p < 0.05).