Table 2.
Analysis of pain and complaints in living kidney donors
| Prevalence | |
|---|---|
| Complaints (n = 333) | |
| CCS > 0 | 82 (24·6) |
| VAS > 0 | 110 (33·0) |
| Complaints ≥ 1 year after donation (n = 230) | |
| CCS > 0 | 47 (20·4) |
| VAS > 0 | 67 (29·1) |
| Pain (n = 333) | 82 (24·6) |
| Lying down | 25 (7·5) |
| Bending over | 41 (12·3) |
| Sitting up | 25 (7·5) |
| Activities of daily living | 29 (8·7) |
| Coughing or deep breathing | 21 of 332 (6·3) |
| Walking | 31 (9·3) |
| Walking up stairs | 30 (9·0) |
| Exercising | 40 of 322 (12·4) |
| Movement limitations (n = 333) | 57 (17·1) |
| Lying down | n.a. |
| Bending over | 33 of 331 (10·0) |
| Sitting up | 22 of 331 (6·6) |
| Activities of daily living | 24 of 330 (7·3) |
| Coughing or deep breathing | 11 of 331 (3·3) |
| Walking | 20 of 331 (6·0) |
| Walking up stairs | 25 of 331 (7·6) |
| Exercising | 35 of 320 (10·9) |
| Pain ≥ 1 year after donation (n = 230) | 47 (20·4) |
| Lying down | 14 (6·1) |
| Bending over | 20 (8·7) |
| Sitting up | 16 (7·0) |
| Activities of daily living | 18 (7·8) |
| Coughing or deep breathing | 14 of 229 (6·1) |
| Walking | 22 (9·6) |
| Walking up stairs | 19 (8·3) |
| Exercising | 25 of 228 (11·0) |
| Movement limitations ≥ 1 year after donation (n = 230) | 34 (14·8) |
| Bending over | 13 of 228 (5·7) |
| Sitting up | 10 of 228 (4·4) |
| Activities of daily living | 12 of 228 (5·3) |
| Coughing or deep breathing | 6 of 228 (2·6) |
| Walking | 14 of 228 (6·1) |
| Walking up stairs | 16 of 228 (7·0) |
| Exercising | 24 of 226 (10·6) |
| Analgesic use for any indication (n = 333) | 32 of 330 (9·7) |
| Location of pain (n = 82) | |
| Inguinal | 6 (7) |
| At site of wound | 10 (12) |
| Abdomen other | 26 (32) |
| Extra‐abdominal | 8 (10) |
| Not specified | 32 (39) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. The Carolinas Comfort Scale (CCS) measures the severity of pain and movement limitations, on a scale from 0 (no pain/movement limitations) to 5 (severe pain/movement limitations). The visual analogue scale (VAS) measures pain on a continuous scale, represented by a horizontal line with scores ranging from 0 (no pain) to 100 (severe pain) on a linear scale. n.a., Not applicable.