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Table 2 Major complications needing intervention: number (%)

From: Evaluating the differences in the early laparoscopic donor nephrectomy learning curves of a Swiss high volume transplant program and a South African low volume transplant program after knowledge transfer

Complication

Tygerberg 74 cases

Basel 74 cases

Short right renal vein needing vein graft

3 (4.1%)

0 (0%)

Myocardial infarction

0 (0%)

1 (1.4%)

Incisional hernia at extraction site

1 (1.4%)

0 (0%)

Diaphragmatic rupture

0 (0%)

1 (1.4%)

Aortic injury

0 (0%)

1 (1.4%)

Ductus thoracicus injury

0 (0%)

1 (1.4%)