Laparoscopic vs open donor nephrectomy: Lessons learnt from single academic center experience

Table 1 Laparoscopic vs open living donor nephrectomy - January 1998 to December 2008

Laparoscopic nephrectomy	279
Left	260
Right	19
Open nephrectomy	211
Left	156
Right	55

Table 2 Comparison of laparoscopic vs open living donor nephrectomy

	Laparoscopic LDN	Open LDN
Donor preoperative GFR (mL/min ± SD )	128.4 ± 32	123.6 ± 26
Donor preop Cr (mean ± SD)	0.96 ± 0.4	0.88 ± 0.4
Operative time (min ± SD )	227 ± 58	244 ± 62
Donor postop Cr 1 mo (mean ± SD)	1.43 ± 0.9	1.39 ± 0.8
Delayed graft function (%)	7.2% (20/279)	6.6% (14/211)
Recipient postop Cr 1 mo (mean ± SD)	1.43 ± 1.4	1.39 ± 1.1
Major complications (%)	7.5% (21/279)	8.5% (18/211)

LDN: Living donor nephrectomy; GFR: Glomerular filtration rate.

Table 3 Reasons for conversion from laparoscopic to open living donor nephrectomy

Reasons for conversion	Number of patients (n = 18)
Bleeding	8
Adhesions	5
Anatomy	5