Table 2.

Univariable associations of JP drain usage (no/yes) with selected outcomes variables during the first 12 months post-transplant (N = 500)

	Drain-free (N = 388)	Drain (N = 112)	P-value
Wound complications	4.6% (18/388)	5.4% (6/112)	0.75
Superficial wound complications	0.8% (3/388)	0.0% (0/112)	0.35
1. Subcutaneous seroma	0.3% (1/388)
2. Wound dehiscence	0.5% (2/388)
Deep wound complications	4.1% (16/388)	5.4% (6/112)	0.57
1. Perirenal collection	1.8% (7/388)	3.6% (4/112)	0.25
2. Hematoma	1.8% (7/388)	1.8% (2/112)	0.99
3. Lymphocele	0.5% (2/388)	0.0% (0/112)	0.44
Delayed graft function	12.4% (48/388)	17.9% (20/112)	0.14
Death-censored graft failure	1.5% (6/388)	3.6% (4/112)	0.20
Death with a functioning graft	2.8% (11/388)	2.7% (3/112)	0.90
Death-uncensored graft loss	4.4% (17/388)	6.3% (7/112)	0.47