Dosing of indocyanine green for intraoperative laser fluorescence angiography in kidney transplantation

ConclusionsFluorescence angiography with ICG is an emerging tool for the intraoperative quality control and evaluation of microperfusion in kidney transplantation. A dose of 0.02 mg ICG per kg body weight is recommended to ensure the quantitative assessment with SPY‐Q.

Source: Microcirculation - November 6, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Ulrich Rother, Andreas L. H. Gerken, Ioannis Karampinis, Madeline Klumpp, Susanne Regus, Alexander Meyer, Hendrik Apel, Bernhard K. Kr ämer, Karl Hilgers, Werner Lang, Kai Nowak Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research