Hemopatch Versus No Hemopatch (Renal Transplant)

A Prospective Randomized Trial of Hemopatch Versus No Hemopatch For the Intraoperative Hemostasis During Deceased Donor Renal Transplant

Kidney transplantation remains one of the most common organ transplanted today but the surgical technique has changed very little from the original pelvic operation. The deceased donor renal transplant poses a particular challenge to the surgeon due to lack of detailed pre operative vascular assessment. The hemopatch is a promising new sealing synthetic hemostatIc agent with a novel dual mechanism of action that is more convenient to apply rather then using other hemostatic agents, which require warming and/or mixing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients at least 18 years of age and capable of giving informed consent
• Patients scheduled for deceased donor renal transplant surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient undergoing live related transplant surgery.
• Patient having uncorrectable bleeding diathesis.
• Any patient in the no hemopatch group requiring additional haemostatic agents for achieving hemostasis like fibrillar or surgical.