Early Rehospitalization After Kidney Transplantation: Assessing Preventability and Prognosis
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Measures of Global Health Status on Dialysis Signal Early Rehospitalization Risk after Kidney Transplantation
BACKGROUND Early rehospitalization (<30 days) after discharge from kidney transplantation (KT) is associated with poor outcomes. We explored summary metrics of pre-transplant health status that may improve the identification of KT recipients at risk for early rehospitalization and mortality after transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of 8,870 adult (≥ 18 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Transplantation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1600-6135
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12513