Comparison of Postoperative Early Period Quality of Life of Patients With Open and Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation

Comparison of Postoperative Early Period Quality of Life of Patients With Open and Robot Assisted Kidney Transplantation: a Prospective Observational Study

The investigators aimed to investigate the quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease who underwent open or robot-assisted renal transplantation. Also, the investigators sought to determine the parameters which can affect the quality of life in these patients

Patients who underwent open or robot-assisted renal transplantation at Bakirkoy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital between June 2016 and December 2018 constituted the target population of this study. After application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the patient group was divided into two groups as per the surgical technique (i.e., open vs. robot-assisted). Demographic data, preoperative and postoperative data of all patients were collected prospectively. The quality of life of the patients was assessed preoperatively and on the postoperative 30th day

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged between 18 and 75
• Who were diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (i.e., estimated glomerular filtration rate loer than 20 ml/minute or symptomatic uremia or dialysis requirement)
• Received a kidney from a live donor

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with mental retardation, dementia, and psychotic or cognitive disorders, including delirium
• Patients who underwent deceased renal transplantation and who underwent simple bilateral nephrectomy or any other surgical procedure concurrent with Open renal transplantation
• Patients who died or had graft failure during the study period