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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 111031
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.111031
Table 2 Perioperative characteristics of living donor kidney transplantation. mean cold ischaemic time (from time of kidney perfused with hypothermic perfusion solution to time out of ice), n (%)
Maintenance immunosuppression

Tacrolimus78 (53)
Tacrolimus + mycophenolate32 (21.4)
Tacrolimus + prednisolone + mycophenolate25 (16.8)
Tacrolimus + prednisolone12 (8.1)
Mismatch category (National Health Service Blood and Transplant)
117 (11.4)
218 (12.1)
367 (45)
447 (31.5)
Cold ischaemia time (minutes) (mean ± SD)251 ± 104
Vascular anatomy
Single118 (79.2)
Multiple24 (16.1)
Reconstruction7 (4.7)
Modality of donor nephrectomy
Mini open24 (16.1)
Hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic42 (28.1)
Laparoscopic (including, hand-assisted)83 (55.7)


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