"Early" and "Late" Hospital readmissions in the first year after kidney transplant at a single center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital readmission (HR) after surgery is considered a quality metric.

Methods

Data on 2371 first-time adult kidney transplant (KT) recipients were collected to analyze the "early" (≤30 days) and "late" (31-365 days) HR patterns after KT at a single center over a 12-year time span (2002-2013).

Results

30-day, 90-day, and 1-year HR were 31%, 41%, and 53%, respectively. Risk factors for HR included age >50, female sex, black race, BMI >30, transplant LOS >5 days, and pre-transplant time on dialysis >765 days. Indications for early (n = 749) and late (n = 508) HR were similar. Early HR (OR: 3.80, P = .007) and black race (OR: 2.38, P = .009) were associated with higher odds of 1-year graft failure while frequency (1-2, 3-4, 5+) of HR (ORs: 4.68, 8.36, 9.44, P

SUBMITTER: Nguyen MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270717 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature