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Table 3 Transplantation outcomes

From: Single-center experience with perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical site infections in kidney transplant recipients

Post-transplant factor

Entire cohort (n = 254)

Non-SSI (n = 244)

SSI (n = 10)

P value

DGF

 Without DGF, n, %

138 (54.5%)

133 (54.7%)

5 (50.0%)

> .999

 With DGF, n, %

115 (45.5%)

110 (45.3%)

5 (50.0%)

PNF

 Without PNF, n, %

252 (99.6%)

242 (99.6%)

10 (100%)

> .999

 With PNF, n, %

1 (0.4%)

1 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

Lymphocele

 No lymphocele, n, %

192 (96.5%)

184 (96.8%)

8 (88.9%)

.280

 With lymphocele, n, %

7 (3.5%)

6 (3.2%)

1 (11.1%)

Hematoma

 Without hematoma, n, %

145 (73.2%)

152 (75.1%)

3 (33.3%)

.012

 With hematoma, n, %

53 (26.8%)

47 (24.9%)

6 (66.7%)

Need for reoperation at early follow-up

 Reoperated, n, %

29 (11.4%)

24 (9.8%)

5 (50.0%)

.002

 Non-reoperated, n, %

225 (88.6%)

220 (90.2%)

5 (50.0%)

UTI

 Without UTI, n, %

156 (61.4%)

152 (52.3%)

4 (40.0%)

.139

 With UTI, n, %

98 (38.6%)

92 (37.7%)

6 (60.0%)

Serum creatinine on the 30th POD

1.64 [0.51–8.49]

1.63 [0.51–8.49]

2.06 [0.89–5.44]

.319

Serum creatinine on the 90th POD

1.49 [0.64–8.30]

1.49 [0.64–8.30]

1.77 [1.01–7.99]

.162

Serum creatinine on the 180th POD

1.48 [0.67–7.59]

1.47 [0.67–7.59]

1.76 [0.99–3.34]

.445

Serum creatinine on the 360th POD

1.46 [0.71–6.00]

1.44 [0.71–6.00]

1.70 [0.96–3.26]

.355

Kidney function 1 year after transplantation

 Graft survival less than 1 year, n, %

10 (4.9%)

8 (4.1%)

2 (22.2%)

.064

 Graft survived 1 year, n, %

196 (95.1%)

189 (95.9%)

7 (77.8%)

MDRD on the 30th POD

43.1 [7.34–142.00]

43.1 [7.34–142.00]

36.8 [8.73–106.00]

.387

MDRD on the 90th POD

48.8 [6.89–109]

49.0 [6.89–109.00]

41.8 [7.14–80.60]

.230

MDRD on the 180th POD

49.9 [8.17–122.00]

50.0 [8.17–122.00]

48.2 [23.50–78.80]

.684

MDRD on the 360th POD

51.3 [7.92–141.00]

51.5 [7.92–141.00]

48.3 [24.20–85.50]

.481

Time of hospital stay, days

7 [0–42]

7 [0–38]

7 [4–42]

.347

  1. DGF delayed graft function, PNF primary graft non-function, UTI urinary tract infection, MDRD MDRD eGFR, POD postoperative day
  2. Two-sided P values are reported. The Fisher’s exact test was used for the categorical variables and Mann–Whitney U for the continuous ones