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. 2014 Mar 7;9(3):e91211. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091211

Table 4. Characteristics and complications of the recipients with urological complications.

Total (n = 118) DBD (n = 73) DCD (n = 45) p-value*
Ureteral reconstruction (%) 32 (27.1%) 24 (32.9%) 8 (17.8%) 0.130
Male gender recipient (%) 88 (74.6%) 54 (74.0%) 34 (75.6%) 0.848
Male gender donor (%) 71 (60.2%) 41 (56.2%) 30 (66.7%) 0.258
Arterial reconstruction (%) 24 (20.3%) 16 (21.9%) 8 (17.8%) 0.587
Urinary tract infection (%) 46 (39.0%) 28 (38.4%) 18 (40.0%) 0.859
Surgical site infection (%) 16 (13.6%) 6 (8.2%) 10 (22.2%) 0.031
Lymphocele (%) 14 (11.9%) 9 (12.3%) 5 (11.1%) 0.843

*p-value is provided between the DBD and DCD group.

DBD: Donation after Brain Death; DCD: Donation after Circulatory Death;

PCN: Percutaneous Nephrostomy.