Nephrectomy (laparoscopic)
Removal of a kidney (with key hole surgery)
(e.g. for a tumour, large cyst or live donation of a kidney)
- Speciality Urology
- Urgency elective, urgent
- Duration 2 to 4 h
- Blood Loss 250 to 2 litres (+/- Blood Transfusion)
- Anaesthesia General Anaesthetic +/- Local Anaesthetic
- Anaesthesia II General + Spinal
- Procedures Arterial line, Central line, Urinary catheter
- Pain moderate (+++)
- Post-op Pain Local up to 4-8 hours
- Post-op Pain II Tablets, Suppositories, Injection (im, iv), PCA
- Hospital Stay 3 to 5 days
- Full Recovery 4 to 6 weeks
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