Clinical Study
A Single Perioperative Injection of Dexamethasone Decreases Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain after Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Table 3
Donor baseline variables and surgical outcomes in propensity-score matched cohort.
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| | Age (years) | 41.6 ± 13.2 | 41.1 ± 11.9 | 0.84 | | Sex | | | 0.87 | | Male | 32 (39.5) | 33 (40.7) | | | Female | 49 (60.5) | 48 (59.3) | | | BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 ± 3.3 | 26.8 ± 3.8 | 0.70 | | ASA | | | 0.49 | | 1 | 56 (69.1) | 60 (74.1) | | | 2 | 25 (30.9) | 21 (25.9) | | | Intraoperative ondansetron use | 75 (92.6) | 74 (91.4) | 0.77 | | Operative time (min) | 140.1 ± 19.5 | 154.3 ± 22.6 | <0.001 | | Side of nephrectomy | | | 1.00 | | Left | 65 (80.2) | 65 (80.2) | | | Right | 16 (19.8) | 16 (19.8) | | | Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 2.73 ± 0.63 | 2.62 ± 0.62 | 0.29 | | Complications (%) | 3 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 0.25 |
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Data are expressed as mean ± SD or (%).
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI: body mass index.
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