ArticleEmergency (Tehran, Iran)2016
The Reasons of Renal Transplant Recipients' Admission to the Emergency Department; a Case Series Study.
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- Viral Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Current Practice and Updates.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Sapovirus: an emerging pathogen in kidney transplant recipients?Infection · 2024Article
- Utilization of the emergency department by kidney transplant recipients: a retrospective cohort study from a high-volume transplant center.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Unplanned hospital readmissions after kidney transplantation among patients in Hefei, China: Incidence, causes and risk factors.International journal of nursing sciences · 2020Article
- Approach to Transplant Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department.Emergency medicine clinics of North America · 2018Review
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Abstract
introductionRenal transplantation are admitted to emergency department (ED) more than normal population. The present brief report aimed to determine the reasons of renal transplant patients' ED visits.
methodsThis retrospective case series study analyzed the reasons of renal transplant recipients' admission to one ED between 2011 and 2014. The patient data were collected via a checklist and presented using descriptive statistics tools.
results41 patients with the mean age of 40.63 ± 10.95 years were studied (60.9% male). The most common ED presenting complaints were fever (36.6%) and abdominal pain (26.8%). Infections were the most common final diagnosis (68.3%). Among non-infectious causes, the most common was acute renal failure (9.7 %). 73.2% of the patients were hospitalized and no cases of graft loss and mortality were seen.
conclusionThe most common reason for ED admission was fever, and infections were the most common diagnosis. Acute gastroenteritis being the most frequent infection and among non-infectious problems, acute renal failure was the most frequent one.
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