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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada2026

The Canadian Anatomic Kidney Score Assessment of reproducibility among surgeons and trainees across Canada.

William Luke, Danny Matti, Juliano Offerni, Victoria Lebedeva, Zoe Myers, Haider Abed, Pavel Roshanov, Carol Wang, Alp Sener, Patrick P Luke

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William LukeSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Danny MattiSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Juliano OfferniSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Victoria LebedevaLondon Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
Zoe MyersFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Haider AbedSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Pavel RoshanovSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Carol WangSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Alp SenerSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Patrick P LukeSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

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introductionThe Canadian Anatomic Kidney Score (CAKS) is a quantitative score used to assess donor kidneys, which has been shown to predict transplant outcomes. We hypothesized that the quantification of this score is highly reproducible across surgeons with varying levels of experience.

methodsAn anonymous survey was distributed to surgical attendings, fellows, and residents at teaching centers across Canada. The survey included photographs of six distinct kidneys (two images for each) taken during intraoperative back-table dissection. Participants evaluated the kidneys based on vascular features, anatomy, and sticky fat. Scores ranged from 0-2 points for each category. Comparisons of mean scores among residents, fellows, and staff were made using one-way ANOVA, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated for each scoring factor and overall.

resultsAmong the 35 respondents, 570 sets of evaluations were performed, with a mean evaluation time of one minute 37 seconds per kidney. Across the 18 survey questions, there was no significant difference in scoring among fellows, residents, and attendings, except for two of the six "sticky fat" image sets. The ICC for the CAKS overall was 0.78 when evaluated against a gold standard, and 0.80 when compared between raters, indicating excellent agreement between groups.

conclusionsCAKS is reproducible by surgeons across different levels of training and various centers in Canada. This scoring system provides a reliable means to convey quantitative anatomic information between transplant professionals.

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