Table 4.
Allograft nephrectomy-related complications
| All Patients (n=48) | Systematic Transplantectomy (n=17) | Clinically Indicated Transplantectomy (n=31) | P Value: Systematic Versus Clinically Indicated Transplantectomy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of hospitalization (days) | 6.5 (3–36) | 6 (3–31) | 7 (3–36) | 0.91 |
| Overall complications (%) | 13 (30); 7 (15) | 5 (30); 3 (18) | 8 (30); 4 (13) | 1 |
| Infectious complications (%) | 4 (8) | 2 (11) | 2 (6) | 0.71 |
| pulmonary infection (%) | 1 (2) | 1 (6) | 0 | |
| bacteremia (%) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| kidney allograft site infection (%) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| cytomegalovirus reactivation (%) | ||||
| Surgical complications (%) | 9 (19) | 3 (18) | 6 (19)a | 1 |
| hematoma | 7 (15) | 3 (18) | 4 (13) | |
| cecal perforation (%) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| wound dehiscence (%) | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (3) | |
| Blood transfusion (%) | 14 (30) | 6 (35) | 8 (26) | 1 |
| Death (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
a
One patient required additional surgery to drain a hematoma.