Impact of robotic-assisted kidney transplantation on post-transplant infections: a case-control study.

Sabina HerreraIrene CarbonellFrederic CofanDavid CucchiariIolanda AbaldeEmilia BernabeuAbiu SempereLluís PeriIgnacio RevueltaFritz DiekmannAntonio AlcarazMireia MusqueraMarta Bodro

Published in: World journal of urology (2023)

Infection is a frequent event in patients receiving a living donor kidney transplant. Acute allograft rejection, need for surgical urologic procedure post-transplantation and BMI were associated with infection, whereas robotic surgery was a protective factor in living donor kidney transplantation.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
liver failure
respiratory failure
minimally invasive
drug induced
stem cells
weight gain
mesenchymal stem cells
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation