Table 3 Univariate analysis - clinical, demographic, operative, and perioperative data of patients undergoing Partial Nephrectomy with only parenchymal suture, or parenchymal suture with SURGICEL and Hemostatic agens.

From: The use of Haemostatic Agents does not impact the rate of hemorrhagic complications in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy for renal masses

Variable

Suture, HA and SURGICEL

(n = 301)

Sutures and SURGICEL

(n = 183)

P value

Age (years)

61.5 ± 11.6

61.6 ± 13.5

0.079

Gender

Male

204 (67.8)

117 (63.9)

0.386

Female

97 (32.2)

66 (36.1)

 

BMI

28.1 ± 4.8

27.7 ± 4.7

0.853

Mass location

  

0.368

Upper Pole

53 (29)

70 (23.2)

 

Middle aspect

38 (20.8)

55 (18.3)

 

Lower Pole

55 (30)

101 (33.5)

 

Mixed

37 (20.2)

75 (25)

 

Multifocal mass

14 (4.7)

32 (17.5)

0.123

Kidney side

  

0.359

Left Kidney

156 (51.8)

87 (47.5)

 

Right Kidney

145 (48.2)

96 (52.5)

 

Central renal lesion

101 (33.6)

79 (43.2)

0.034

Hilar renal lesion

40 (13.3)

31 (16.9)

0.271

Mass size

3.21 ± 1.4

3.8 ± 1.6

<0.001

<4cm

241 (80.1)

117 (63.9)

 

>4cm

60 (19.9)

66 (36.1)

 

Pathology

Malignant (RCC)

229 (76.1)

140 (76.5)

0.92

Non-malignant*

72 (23.9)

43 (23.5)

 

Operative method

  

<0.001

Open

46 (15.3)

164 (89.6)

 

Laparoscopic

255 (84.7)

19 (10.4)

 

Renal vascular clamping

  

<0.001

Yes

269 (89.4)

127 (69.4)

 

No

32 (10.6)

56 (30.6)

 

Ischemia Time (min)

22.5 ± 10.3

14.8 ± 10.6

0.950

Preoperative HB (g/dL)

13.6 ± 1.5

13.5 ± 1.55

0.722

Postoperative HB (g/dL)

11.86 ± 1.5

11.45 ± 1.35

0.473

PBT

44 (14.6)

35 (19.1)

0.193

Leak

7 (2.3)

9 (4.9)

0.122

Delayed bleeding

Hematuria

4 (1.3) 4

2 (1.6)

0.794

Flank hematoma

(1.3)

1 (0.5)

0.832

Pseudoaneurysm

10 (3.3)

5 (2.7)

0.798

Renal Failure

3 (1.0)

6 (3.3)

0.153

DVT/PE

2 (0.67)

3 (0.55)

0.462

  1. Values in parentheses are percentages; Abbreviations: PBT = Perioperative blood transfusion; BMI = Body Mass Index; HB = Hemoglobin; RCC = Renal Cell Carcinoma; HA = Hemostatic agents; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; PE = pulmonary embolism. *Angiomyolipoma (AML), Oncocytoma, simple cyst.