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. 2022 Feb 9;14(2):e22043.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22043. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Re-Hospitalization in First Six Months After Live Related Renal Transplantation: Risk Factors, Burden, Causes and Outcomes

Sommiya Dashti  1 , Murtaza Dhrolia  1 , Kiran Nasir  1 , Ruqaya Qureshi  1 , Aasim Ahmad  1
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Re-Hospitalization in First Six Months After Live Related Renal Transplantation: Risk Factors, Burden, Causes and Outcomes

Sommiya Dashti et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Objective The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence, causes, risk factors, outcomes, and cost of hospital readmission after live related renal transplantation (LRRT). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study and followed patients' re-admissions for six months whose LRRT was done in our center between September 2019 and June 2020. Results We recruited 53 patients, 40 (75.5%) were male. The mean age was 36.9 ± 11.9 years. Donor gender was similar, and their mean age was 31.6 ± 9.2 years. The mean length of hospital stay after LRRT was 14 ± 2.2 days. A total of 81.1% were readmitted after LRRT within the first six months, with a total of 113 readmissions. The median time of readmission after LRRT was 66 days. The median readmission hospital stay was four days. The causes of readmission were surgical in 11 (9.7%), medical in 89 (78.8%), and combined medical and surgical in 13 (11.5%). Infection was the most common medical cause, followed by rejection. Statistically significant difference between readmission and non-readmission groups was found in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at six month 61.3 ± 25.9 vs. 84.3 ± 36.1 mL/min/1.73 m2 respectively (p = 0.02). The median cost of readmission was PKR 40629, equivalent to USD 261. Conclusion Over three-fourths of the patients were readmitted after LRRT within the first six months. The most common causes were infection and rejection. Readmissions after LRRT are associated with lower graft function at six months and a significant cost burden on the health system.

Keywords: causes; infection; live-related renal transplantation; outcome; re-hospitalization; rejection; risk factors.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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