Table 2.
Study characteristics
| Title | Type | Author | Country | Journal | Year | Number of subjects | Goal | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 1 | Meta-Analysis | Guangxiang Lui | China | BioMed Research International | 2020 |
804 + 263 (6 studies) |
Compare the safety and efficacy of RAKT versus OKT. | Age, sex, BMI, IS treatment, FU duration, type of donors, WIT, CIT, rewarming time, total ischemia time, blood loss, blood transfusion, delayed graft function, SSI, length of hospital stay, graft rejection, graft failure, all cause mortality |
| Article 2 | Meta-Analysis | Julian Slagter | Netherlands | International journal of surgery | 2022 |
1316 + 482 (11 studies) |
Compare the clinical outcomes of RAKT with open kidney transplantation | Age, BMI, sex, donor type, pre-emptive, dialysis time, Op time, console time, CIT, Rewarming time, blood loss, incision length, type of incision, conversion to open, cooling system, IS, SSI, incisional hernia, lymphocele, pain score, DGF, acute rejection, hosp stay, cost, creatinine, arterial stenosis, venous thrombosis, ureter leakage, |
| Article 3 | Meta-Analysis | Kumar Madhavan | India | Indian Journal of Urology | 2023 |
1878 + 677 (16 studies) |
Compare the clinical outcomes of robot-assisted kidney transplant (RAKT) to open kidney transplant (OKT) | Age, gender, BMI, donor type, dialysis, cooling method, IS, op time, anastomosis time (arterial, venous and ureteral), WIT, CIT, blood loss, incision length, Pain score, SSI, Incisional hernia, Lymphocele, graft thrombosis and stenosis and ureter-related complications, DGF, UTI, hosp stay, Acute rejection, Creatinine, graft survival and OS |
| Article 4 | Meta-Analysis | Mario A O’Connor-Cordova | Mexico | Transplantation reviews | 2023 |
969 + 508 (9 studies) |
Primary outcomes of interest were surgical times, ischemia times, blood loss, complication rates, and graft function | Ischemia time, rewarming time, procedure time, time to complete anastomosis, blood loss, transfusion rate, SSI, lymphocele, ileus rate, pain scores, length of hospital stay, hospital readmission rates, DGF, acute rejection, early graft outcomes |
| Article 5 | Systematic Review | Sven Wagenaar | Netherlands | European Urology | 2017 | 18 studies | Evaluate, summarize, and review evidence supporting operating technique and postoperative outcome for kidney transplant recipients | BMI, op time, ischemia time, death, post-op kidney function, wound complications, hernia, incision length, post-op time, recovery time |
| Article 6 | Systematic Review | A Territo | Spain | Actas Urologicas Espanolas | 2023 |
1552 + 584 (13 studies) |
Gather comparative data of OKT vs. RAKT in a systematic review | Pre-emptive rate, op time, complication rates, DGF, graft survival |
Article 1: Robot-Assisted versus Conventional Open Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis
Article 2: Robot-assisted Kidney transplantation as a minimally invasive approach for kidney transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analyses
Article 3: Comparison of outcomes after open versus robotic Kidney transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Article 4: Living donor robotic assisted kidney transplant compared to traditional living donor open kidney transplant. Where do we stand now? A systematic review and Meta-analysis
Article 5: Minimally Invasive, Laparoscopic, and Robotic-assisted Techniques Versus Open Techniques for Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review
Article 6: Open versus robotic-assisted kidney transplantation: A systematic review by the European Association of Urology (EAU) - Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Kidney Transplant Working Group
WIT: Warm ischemia time; CIT: Cold ischemia time; SSI: Surgical site infections; UTI: Urinary tract infection