Surgical outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for cystic renal cell carcinoma.

To compare the surgical outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) between patients with cystic renal cell carcinoma (cRCC) and those with solid RCC (sRCC). We retrospectively analyzed 1065 patients who underwent RAPN between 2013 and 2020 for a pathological diagnosis of RCC. Patients were divided into two groups: cRCC and sRCC.

Vascular access for long-term hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration patients.

Purpose: We investigated the characteristics of patients who received long-term hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration (HD/HDF) treatment for over 30 years at our group of hospitals and type of vascular access (VA) used.

Subjects And Methods: As of August 2014, 950 patients were receiving HD/HDF treatment at one of our hospitals. Of those, we investigated 41 (4.

Factors associated with pain during vascular access intervention therapy.

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate and compare factors associated with pain during vascular access intervention therapy.

Subjects And Methods: Fifty patients provided informed consent to participate in a survey of pain by questionnaire after receiving dialysis treatment at our hospital. Balloons for use during the procedure were chosen at random in this prospective randomized control study.

Evaluation of sterilization using the MEH200® (cotton pack) in vascular access puncture.

Background: In recent years, chlorhexidine-alcohol has been attracting increasing attention for its role in skin antisepsis. There have been few reports on the infection frequency associated with vascular access and no reports on the infection frequency associated with antiseptics.

Aims: We investigated skin disinfection during vascular access puncture in patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD).