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. 2015 Aug;94(34):e1437.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001437.

The Risk of Septicemia in End-Stage Renal Disease With and Without Renal Transplantation: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

Te-Chun Shen  1 , I-Kuan Wang, Chang-Ching Wei, Cheng-Li Lin, Chia-Ta Tsai, Te-Chun Hsia, Fung-Chang Sung, Chia-Hung Kao
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The Risk of Septicemia in End-Stage Renal Disease With and Without Renal Transplantation: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

Te-Chun Shen et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Aug.

Abstract

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a well-known risk factor for septicemia. Renal transplantation (RTx) is the treatment of choice for ESRD. However, RTx recipients should undergo long-term immunosuppressive therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of septicemia in ESRD patients with and without RTx.This cohort study used the National Health Insurance (NHI) data of Taiwan from 2000 to 2010. The RTx group consisted of 3286 RTx recipients. The non-RTx comparison group also consisted of 3286 subjects with ESRD matched by propensity scores for age, sex, index date, comorbidities, and medications. The subjects were followed until the end of 2011 to evaluate the septicemia risk.The risk of septicemia was lower in the RTx group than the non-RTx group, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.73 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.64-0.84, P < 0.001]. In addition, we observed insignificantly lower intensive care unit (ICU) admission rate (35.8% vs. 39.8%) and lower 30-day all-cause mortality rate (17.2% vs. 18.5%) in the RTx group than the non-RTx group. However, the mean cost for septicemia in the RTx group was insignificantly higher than the non-RTx group (7175 vs. 6421 USD, P = 0.39).RTx recipients had a significantly reduced risk of developing septicemia compared to the propensity-matched non-RTx ESRD patients. The ICU admission and 30-day all-cause mortality rates also slightly decreased in RTx recipients but without statistical significance.

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Schematic diagram for establishing study cohorts.
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Cumulative incidence of septicemia estimated for ESRD patients with and without renal transplant.
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