Renal Donor Comparison of Outcomes: Hand Assist Versus Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

Columbia University

Overview

This study is designed to look at outcomes of patients who have undergone hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy versus totally laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Living Renal Donor

Interventions

donor nephrectomyPROCEDURE

The objective of this protocol is to look at the outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy performed by using hand assisted (HA)or entirely laparoscopic (LDN) surgical techniques. To define the advantages of each technique, we will use records of patients who underwent laparoscopic live kidney donation with HALDN.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * any person undergoing minimally invasive donor nephrectomy surgery at NewYork Hospital/Columbia. Exclusion Criteria: * any person undergoing open donor nephrectomy surgery at NewYork Hospital/Columbia.

Locations (1)

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of postoperative comfort and hospital stay satisfaction with HALDN

Time frame: 1 week

Prevalence of postoperative comfort and hospital stay satisfaction with LDN

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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