Transcutaneous Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (NIRS) for monitoring
paediatric renal allograft perfusion
Filippo Ghidini1,2, Elisa Benetti3,
Pietro Zucchetta4, Piergiorgio
Gamba2, Marco Castagnetti1,5
1 Paediatric Urology, Department of Women’s and
Children’s Health; University of Padua, Italy
2 Paediatric Surgery, Department of Women’s and
Children’s Health; University of Padua, Italy
3 Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Women’s and
Children’s Health; University of Padua, Italy
4 Nuclear Medicine. Department of Medicine; University
of Padua, Italy
5 Department of Surgery, Oncology, and
Gastroenterology; University of Padova, Padua, Italy
Corresponding Author : Filippo Ghidini
Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Padua, Italy
via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35121 Padua, Italy
+393495313815
filippo.ghidini@studenti.unipd.it
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Running Head Title. NIRS for paediatric kidney transplantation