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ArticleWorld journal of urology2024

Trends in kidney transplantation and living donor nephrectomy in Germany: a total population analysis from 2006 to 2021.

Aristeidis Zacharis, Philipp Reimold, Cem Aksoy, Jonas Jung, Thomas Martin, Nicole Eisenmenger, Smita George Thoduka, Christer Groeben, Johannes Huber, Luka Flegar

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Article in World journal of urology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Aristeidis ZacharisDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Philipp ReimoldDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Cem AksoyDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Jonas JungDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Thomas MartinDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Nicole EisenmengerReimbursement Institute, Hürth, Germany.
Smita George ThodukaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Christer GroebenDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Johannes HuberDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
Luka FlegarDepartment of Urology, Philipps University of Marburg, Baldingerstraße, 35043, Marburg, Germany. luka.flegar@uk-gm.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-9161
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze recent trends of surgical access routes, length of hospital stay (LOS), and mortality in kidney transplantation (KT) and living donor nephrectomy (LDN) in Germany. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe studied the nationwide German hospital billing database and the German hospital quality reports from 2006 to 2021.

resultsThere were a total of 35.898 KTs. In total, 9044 (25%) were living donor transplantations, while 26.854 (75%) were transplantations after donation after brain death (DBD). The share of open LDN decreased from 82% in 2006 to 22% in 2020 (- 4%/year; p < 0.001). The share of laparoscopic LDN increased from 18% in 2006 to 70% in 2020 (+ 3%/year; p < 0.001). The share of robotic LDN increased from 0% in 2006 to 8% in 2020 (+ 0.6%/year; p < 0.001). Robotic-assisted KT increased from 5 cases in 2016 to 13 procedures in 2019 (p = 0.2). LOS was shorter after living donor KT, i.e., 18 ± 12.1 days versus 21 ± 19.6 days for DBD renal transplantation (p < 0.001). Moreover, LOS differed for open versus laparoscopic versus robotic LDN (9 ± 3.1 vs. 8 ± 2.9 vs. 6 ± 2.6; p = 0.031). The overall in-hospital mortality was 0.16% (n = 5) after LDN, 0.47% (n = 42) after living donor KT and 1.8% (n = 475) after DBD KT.

conclusionsThere is an increasing trend toward minimal-invasive LDN in recent years. Overall, in-hospital mortality was low after KT. However, 5 deceased healthy donors after LKD caution that the risks of this procedure should also be taken very seriously.

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Kidney TransplantationGermanyHumansLiving DonorsNephrectomyTissue and Organ HarvestingHealth services researchKidney transplantationLaparoscopyRobotic surgerySurgical approach

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PMID38198066
PMCPMC10781803
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