Objective: Assessing the effect of donor hepatectomy time on outcome after transplantation.
Summary of Background Data: When blood supply in a deceased organ donor stops …

Background Discussion continues about right vs. left donor nephrectomy (LDN). Left side is
preferred due to longer renal vein while right side has been associated with renal vein …

Study Design. Case-series Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate changes in
intraoperative and postoperative parameters associated with the surgical learning curve for …

Background Few studies have investigated the learning curves of minimally invasive donor
nephrectomy (MIDN) using the cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis. In addition, no study has …

The United Network for Organ Sharing recommends that fellowship-trained surgeons
participate in 15 laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) procedures to be considered …

Objective To characterize lateral lumbar interbody fusion surgical learning curve and
investigate changes in perioperative and postoperative clinical parameters associated with …

Background Each year, children die awaiting LT as the demand for grafts exceeds the
available supply. Candidates with public health insurance are significantly less likely to …

Background We aimed to introduce our modified hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic living
donor nephrectomy (HARPLDN) technique and define the learning curve. Methods One …

BACKGROUND Over the last few years, the deceased donor organ donation rate was
declined or remained stable, whereas the live donor organ donation rate has increased to …

Background The safety of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) has been widely
documented, but its challenging learning curve (LC) requires an insightful assessment to …