Hospital Readmissions After Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation

Abstract Background Intestinal transplant recipients require frequent hospital readmission after a successful transplantation, but the reasons for readmission have not been characterized in detail. Methods We reviewed our single-center experience to characterize the patterns of readmissions and to i...

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings 2016-07, Vol.48 (6), p.2186-2191
Main Authors: Kwon, Y.K, Etesami, K, Sharp, A.L, Matsumoto, C.S, Fishbein, T.M, Girlanda, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Dehydration - etiology
Female
Humans
Intestines - transplantation
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Transplantation - adverse effects
Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Surgery
Time Factors
Viscera - transplantation
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background Intestinal transplant recipients require frequent hospital readmission after a successful transplantation, but the reasons for readmission have not been characterized in detail. Methods We reviewed our single-center experience to characterize the patterns of readmissions and to identify preventable causes. Among 87 adult patients who received an intestinal or multivisceral transplant, 65 patients (35 males, 30 females; median age, 42 years [range, 19–66]) with a follow-up of at least 1 year were included in this study. Readmissions were defined as any unplanned inpatient hospital stay of 24 hours or longer occurring within 1 year after discharge from the transplantation admission and were classified as early (
ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.03.036