29 September 2020 : Original article
Surgical Drains After Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Needed or Not?
Haydar Celasin1BC, Akın Fırat Kocaay2A, Sanem Guler Cimen3DEF*, Suleyman Utku Çelik4ABCF, Nurian Ohri2D, Şule Şengül5EF, Kenan Keven5ABC, Acar Tüzüner1ABCDDOI: 10.12659/AOT.926422
Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e926422
Table 1 Demographic data, serum creatinine levels, surgical time, duration of hospital stay, and postoperative complication rates of the drain and no drain groups.
Group1 (n=156) (Drain) | Group2 (n=113) (No drain) | P value | |
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Age | 47.57±10.72 | 47.67±11.88 | 0.94 |
Gender (F/M) | 58/98 | 54/59 | 0.71 |
Nephrectomy side (left/right) | 140/16 | 101/12 | 0.91 |
Preoperative serum creatinine levels | 0.96±0.12 | 0.93±0.23 | 0.82 |
Postoperative serum creatinine levels (mg/dl) | |||
– 1 day | 1.17±0.27 | 1.20±0.50 | 0.53 |
– 7 day | 1.11±0.25 | 1.10±0.26 | 0.68 |
– 30 day | 1.14±0.24 | 1.10±0.22 | 0.71 |
– 1 year | 1.06±0.22 | 1.09±0.22 | 0.42 |
Surgical time (minutes) | 68±8.6 | 64±9.0 | 0.65 |
Estimated blood loss (milliliters) | 140±32 | 150±15 | |
Duration of the drain (days) | 3.35±0.81 | (−) | |
Duration of hospital stay (days) | 6.1±2.23 | 5.7±2.41 | 0.18 |
Postoperative complications | |||
– Intra-abdominal hemorrhage | 4 | 2 | NS |
– Intra-abdominal abscess | 3 | 1 | |
– Urinary tract infection | 2 | 1 | |
– Surgical wound infection | 3 | 1 |