Incidence, predictors, and outcomes of early hospital readmissions after kidney transplantation: Systemic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early hospital readmission (EHR) within 30 days after kidney transplantation is a significant quality indicator of transplant centers and patient care. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of EHR after kidney transplantation.

Methods

We comprehensively searched the databases, including PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Embase, from inception until December 2021 to identify studies that assessed incidence, risk factors, and outcome of EHR. The outcomes included death-censored graft failure and mortality. Data from each study were combined using the random effect to calculate the pooled incidence, mean difference (MD), odds ratio (OR), and hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

A total of 17 studies wer

SUBMITTER: Iqbal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9672339 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature