Journal article
Trends in Early Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplantation, 2002 to 2014
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Early hospital readmission (EHR) is associated with morbidity, mortality, and significant healthcare costs. However, trends over time in EHR events in kidney transplant recipients have not been examined. We conducted a population-based cohort study using linked healthcare databases from Ontario, Canada, to determine whether the EHR incidence has changed from 2002 to 2014 in kidney transplant recipients.
METHODS: We defined EHR as an …
Authors
Naylor KL; Knoll GA; Allen B; Li AH; Garg AX; Lam NN; McCallum MK; Kim SJ
Journal
Transplantation, Vol. 102, No. 4, pp. e171–e179
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2018
DOI
10.1097/tp.0000000000002036
ISSN
0041-1337