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Table 2.

Complications after transplantation

Complication	Group 1 (Age ≥60 yr)		Group 2 (Age 40–59 yr)		Patients Age <60 yr	Patients Age ≥60 yr
Complication	SCD	ECD	SCD	ECD	Patients Age <60 yr	Patients Age ≥60 yr
Acute rejection	17^a	35^a	27^a	43^a	43	35
Myocardial infarction	9	15	5	9	9	15
Pulmonary embolism	1	3	1	2	2	3
Lymphocele	4	4	5	7	7	4
Ureteral injury	3^a	10^a	6	4	4^a	10^a
Vascular injury	10	12	8	12	12	12
Wound	8	12	13	10	10	12
Abscess	1	2	1	2	2	2
Hematoma	5	10	5	7	7	10
Pneumonia	22^a	35^a	14	21	21^a	35^a
Readmission	66^a	80^a	62	72	72^a	80^a
Return to operating room^b	17	25	19	13	13^a	25^a
Nonopportunistic infection	65	74	50	61	61^a	74^a
Opportunistic infection	27^a	60^a	31^a	52^a	52	60

Data expressed as percentage of patients experiencing complication. SCD, standard-criteria donor; ECD, expanded-criteria donor.

Statistically significant versus other members of group (P<0.05).

Within 90 days of transplantation.