Table 1.
Donor characteristics
| All donors (n = 333) | Donors with no pain (n = 251) | Donors with pain (n = 82) | P § | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) * | 56(11) | 57(11) | 53(11) | 0·011¶ |
| Sex ratio (M : F) | 162 : 171 | 121 : 130 | 41 : 41 | 0·800 |
| Height (cm) * | 175(9) | 175(9) | 175(10) | 0·692¶ |
| Weight (kg) * | 801(13) | 81(12) | 82(14) | 0·450¶ |
| BMI (kg/m 2 ) * | 26·4(3·3) | 26·4(3·2) | 26·6(3·5) | 0·616¶ |
| BP (mmHg) * | ||||
| Systolic | 127(12) | 128(12) | 125(11) | 0·132¶ |
| Diastolic | 76(9) | 76(9) | 76(8) | 0·974¶ |
| GFR (ml/min) * | 111(22·2) | 110(20·8) | 114(26·2) | 0·199¶ |
| Type of donor | 0·084# | |||
| Living related | 139 (41·7) | 98 (39·0) | 41 (50) | |
| Living unrelated | 166 (49·8) | 128 (51·0) | 38 (46) | |
| Altruistic | 28 (8·4) | 25 (10·0) | 3 (4) | |
| Side of donor nephrectomy | 0·460 | |||
| Right | 80 (24·0) | 63 (25·1) | 17 (21) | |
| Left | 253 (76·0) | 188 (74·9) | 65 (79) | |
| Intended surgical technique | 0·426 | |||
| HAL | 314 (94·3) | 238 (94·8) | 76 (93) | |
| HARN | 19 (5·7) | 13 (5·2) | 6 (7) | |
| Blood loss (ml) † | 0 (0–100) | 0 (0–100) | 0 (0–100) | 0·674** |
| Duration of surgery (min) * | 187(42) | 186(42) | 187(43) | 0·880¶ |
| Length of hospital stay (days) * | 4·6(1·2) | 4·5(1·1) | 4·8(1·4) | 0·033¶ |
| Grade III–IV complications < 30 days ‡ | 8 (2·4) | 6 (2·4) | 2 (2) | 1·000 |
| Conversion rate | 0·338# | |||
| No conversion, primary HAL | 313 (94·0) | 237 (94·4) | 76 (93) | |
| No conversion, primary HARN | 11 (3·3) | 9 (3·6) | 2 (2) | |
| Conversion of HARN to HAL | 8 (2·4) | 4 (1·6) | 4 (5) | |
| Conversion of HAL to open | 1 (0·3) | 1 (0·4) | 0 (0) | |
| Need for reoperation | 2 (0·6) | 2 (0·8) | 0 (0) | 1·000 |
| Follow‐up (months) † | 19 (10–33) | 20 (12–33) | 16 (8–32) | 0·080** |
Values in parentheses are percentages unless indicated otherwise; values are
*
mean(s.d.) and
†
median (i.q.r.).
‡
Clavien–Dindo grade III–IV: any complication that requires surgical, endoscopic or radiological intervention. GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HAL, hand‐assisted laparoscopy; HARN, hand‐assisted retroperitoneal nephrectomy.
§
Fisher's exact test, except
¶
Student's t test,
#
χ2 test and
**
Mann–Whitney U test.