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Table 1 Patient characteristics and indication for nephrectomy divided by intention to treat open and laparoscopic

From: Laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy in resource-constrained developing world hospitals: a retrospective analysis

 

Open

Laparoscopic

Total

Mean

n (%)

Mean

n (%)

n

Age (years)

47.6

 

45.3

  

Gender

  Male

 

69 (48%)

 

25 (47%)

94

  Female

 

74 (52%)

 

28 (53%)

102

Race

  Black

 

100 (70%)

 

34 (64%)

134

  Indian

 

32 (22%)

 

10 (19%)

42

  White

 

8 (6%)

 

7 (13%)

15

  Mixed

 

3 (2%)

 

2 (4%)

5

Pre-op haemoglobin (g/dL)

11.49

 

12.72

  

Pre-op creatinine (μmol/L)

110

 

118

  

Indication for nephrectomy

  Solid mass

 

69

 

21

90

  Cystic mass

 

8

 

12

20

  Obstructed NFKa

 

23

 

9

32

  Infected NFKa

 

21

 

7

28

  NFKa with stones

 

18

 

1

19

  Atrophic NFKa

 

0

 

2

2

  Trauma

 

4

 

1

5

  Total

 

143

 

53

196

  1. aNon-functioning kidney