Degree and Predictors of Functional Loss of the Operated Kidney following Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Assessment by Quantitative SPECT of 99m Tc-Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scintigraphy
Table 1
Variables affecting the postoperative renal function of the operated kidney after NSS.
Variable
-value
Estimated blood loss (less or grater than 4âmL)
0.0003
Warm ischemia time (more or less than 20 minutes
0.008
Patientsâ age (younger or older than 58 years)
0.024
Method used for tumor bed closure (suture or BioGlue)
0.06
Location of the lesion (central versus peripheral)