Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Comparison of categorical variables among the early and late experience in patients receiving transplantation for adult polycystic kidney disease.

Categorical variable	Early (𝑛=66)	Late (𝑛=67)	𝑃 value
Deceased donor	33 (50%)	27 (40.3%)	0.261
Living related donor	14 (21.2%)	13 (19.4%)	0.795
Living unrelated donor	19 (28.8%)	27 (40.3%)	0.163
Donation after cardiac death	12 (18.2%)	11 (16.4%)	0.788
Extended criteria donor*	4 (6.1%)	5 (7.5%)	1.000
% male	25 (37.9%)	25 (37.3%)	0.946
Previous native nephrectomy*	4 (6.1%)	4 (6.0%)	1.000
Previous native nephrectomy was unilateral*	4 (100%)	3 (75%)	1.000
Screened for brain aneurysms	44 (66.7%)	61 (91%)	0.001
Found to have brain aneurysms	3 (6.8%)	9 (14.8%)	0.207
Treated for brain aneurysms*	3 (100%)	5 (55.6%)	0.491
Simultaneous native nephrectomy	59 (89.4%)	15 (22.4%)	<0.001
Simultaneous native nephrectomy was unilateral*	53 (89.8%)	14 (93.3%)	1.000
Simultaneous native nephrectomy was open	59 (100%)	15 (100%)	1.000
Intraop transfusion required	6 (9.1%)	13 (19.4%)	0.089
Side of transplant was on the right	44 (66.7%)	61 (92.4%)	<0.001
Ureteral stent	14 (21.2%)	43 (64.2%)	<0.001
Intraoperative complications*	3 (4.5%)	7 (10.4%)	0.325
Postop transfusion required	23 (34.8%)	20 (29.9%)	0.538
Need for reoperation	5 (7.6%)	6 (9%)	0.773
Readmission within 30 days	13 (19.7%)	12 (17.9%)	0.792
Posttransplant native nephrectomy	8 (12.1%)	17 (25.4%)	0.050
Posttransplant nephrectomy was unilateral*	8 (100%)	6 (35.3%)	0.003
Posttransplant nephrectomy was open*	7 (87.5%)	1 (5.9%)	<0.001
DGF dialysis required	8 (12.1%)	11 (16.4%)	0.479
1-year graft survival*	54 (93.1%)	62 (100%)	0.052
Death	9 (15%)	5 (8.2%)	0.242

∗Fisher’s exact test used as ≥1 cell has expected count less than 5.
DGF: delayed graft function.