Hospitalization and readmission of intestinal transplantation recipients.

From May 1990 to December 1992.34 intestinal transplantations with or without extra-enteric organs were performed at our center. Of these. I adult patient died intraoperatively, 4 children died during initial hospitalization. and I child died 38 days after discharge. The remaining 28 patients. receiving S8 grafts (n:: 10). S8 and liver (S81L. n :: 14). or multivisceral grafts (MY. n :: 4). were discharged from the hospital. Sixteen patients were adults and 12 were children. Inclusion criteria included a minimum 6-month follow-up period after initial hospital discharge. Follow-up ranged from 8 to 35 months with a median follow-up of 14 months. The duration of initial hospitalization. along with the frequency. cause. and duration of each readmission. were analyzed.