Anterior vertical mini-incision vs. retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy in living kidney donation: a prospective study on donors' quality of life and clinical outcome

Clinical Transplantation
Sylvia KroenckeMartina Koch

Abstract

A fundamental goal in living kidney donation (LKD) is to maximize donor safety while minimizing post-operative impairments. We evaluated clinical outcome and health-related quality of life (QOL) comparing anterior vertical mini-incision donor nephrectomy (MIDN) and retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy (RPDN). Thirty-eight MIDN and 45 RPDN donors were analyzed. In a subsample (n = 18 MIDN; n = 32 RPDN), QOL was prospectively assessed with the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire before and three months after LKD. Skin-to-skin time (169 vs. 116 min, p < 0.001) and hospital stay (6.6 vs. 4.9 d, p < 0.001) were significantly shorter in RPDN. In total, 26% of MIDN patients and 13% of RPDN patients developed post-operative complications (p = 0.14). While in MIDN the QOL domains physical health (p = 0.03) and psychological (p = 0.03) and the overall QOL facet (p = 0.003) were significantly lower three months post-LKD compared to baseline, there were no significant QOL decreases in RPDN. However, no significant post-operative QOL differences were found between groups. RPDN donors retrospectively reported significantly less post-operative pain (p = 0.007) and physical strain (p = 0.05) caused by LKD than MIDN donors. It may be possible to furthe...Continue Reading

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