Kidney transplantation waiting times and risk of cardiovascular events and mortality: a retrospective observational cohort study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are at a high risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs), and kidney transplantation (KT) has been reported to improve risk of CVEs and survival. As the association of KT timing on long-term survival and clinical outcomes remains unclear, we investigated the association of different KT waiting times with clinical outcomes.

Design

Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting

We conducted an observational cohort study using data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. Adult patients who initiated KT therapy from 1997 to 2013 were included.

Participants

A total of 3562 adult patients who initiated uncomplicated KT therapy were included and categorised into four groups according to KT wa

SUBMITTER: Chen HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131177 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature