Clinical Study
Trends in the Management and Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation for Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Table 3
Comparison of continuous variables among the early and late experience in patients receiving transplantation for adult polycystic kidney disease.
| | Continuous variable | Early () | Late () | value |
| | Age at transplant (years) | 53.7 ± 9.2 | 54.3 ± 11.3 | 0.716 | | Months of dialysis prior to transplant | 17.3 ± 18.2 | 29.2 ± 23.5 | 0.427 | | Days in hospital after transplant | 6.0 ± 4.4 | 5.1 ± 2.3 | 0.158 | | BMI | 25.8 ± 5.9 | 27.7 ± 4.8 | 0.076 | | Previous native nephrectomy total op time (min) | 192.3 ± 59.1 in 3 cases | 178.3 ± 37.9 in 3 cases | 0.747 | | Previous native nephrectomy EBL (milliliters) | 250 ± 70.7 in 2 cases | 273.3 ± 46.2 in 3 cases | 0.677 | | Total weight of nephrectomy kidney(s) (grams) | 1536.1 ± 903 in 57 cases | 3385.6 ± 2304.4 in 28 cases | <0.001 | | Total op time at time of transplant (min) | 265.0 ± 62.3 | 212.9 ± 59.7 | <0.001 | | Intraop transfusion of RBCs (units) | 1.25 ± 0.5 in 4 cases | 1.86 ± 1.1 in 7 cases | 0.320 | | Intraop transfusion of FFP (units) | 2 ± 0 in 2 cases | 3.6 ± 1.5 in 5 cases | 0.218 | | Intraop transfusion of platelets (units) | 0 | 1.5 ± 0.7 in 2 cases | N/A | | EBL at time of transplant (milliliters) | 332.4 ± 220.5 in 48 cases | 257.7 ± 311.5 in 66 cases | 0.158 | | Postop transfusion of RBCs (units) | 3.5 ± 3.6 in 23 cases | 2.3 ± 1.2 in 17 cases | 0.191 | | Postop transfusion of FFP (units) | 7.5 ± 6.4 in 2 cases | 2.7 ± 1.2 in 6 cases | 0.476 | | Postop transfusion of platelets (units) | 7 ± 1.7 in 3 cases | 1 in 1 case | N/A | | Posttransplant native nephrectomy total op time (min) | 167.3 ± 53.9 in 8 cases | 191.8 ± 47.1 in 17 cases | 0.257 | | Posttransplant native nephrectomy total EBL (milliliters) | 458.3 ± 488.3 in 6 cases | 232.3 ± 311.5 in 15 cases | 0.217 |
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BMI: body mass index; EBL: estimated blood loss; RBCs: red blood cells; FFP: fresh frozen plasma.
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