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Forty‐eight hour kidney transplant admissions
Author(s) -
Siskind Eric,
Villa Manuel,
Jaimes Natalia,
Huntoon Kristin,
Alex Asha,
Blum Mark,
Tyrell Richard,
Sameyah Emil,
Kuncewitch Michael,
Giangola Matthew,
Agorastos Stergiani,
Deutsch Gary,
Plumley Lauren,
Shen Adam,
Robinson Melissa,
Alexander Mohini,
Israel Ezra,
Lumermann Leandro,
Bhaskaran Madhu,
Calderon Kellie,
Jhaveri Kenar D.,
Sachdeva Mala,
Bellucci Alessandro,
Mattana Joseph,
Fishbane Steven,
D'Agostino Catherine,
Nicastro Jeffrey,
Coppa Gene,
Molmenti Ernesto
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/ctr.12178
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , kidney transplantation , kidney transplant , abo blood group system , statistical significance , transplantation , multidisciplinary team , emergency medicine , clinical significance , intensive care medicine , surgery , nursing
Forty‐eight hour kidney transplantation admissions are a feasible option in selected recipients of live‐donor allografts through the use of standardized post‐operative protocols, multidisciplinary team patient care, and intensive follow‐up at outpatient centers. Age, gender, and pre‐transplant dialysis status did not impact the ability to achieve 48‐hour admissions. We did not identify any other pre‐operative risk factors that contributed to increased length of stay. Although ABO and highly sensitized recipients had longer lengths of stay, the subgroup was too small to achieve statistical significance. We did not encounter any readmissions within the first seven post‐operative days. Further improvements in clinical management will enhance the potential to shorten the length of hospital stay for all kidney transplant recipients.