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SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2022

Incidence, predictors, and outcomes of early hospital readmissions after kidney transplantation: Systemic review and meta-analysis.

Kinza Iqbal, Muhammad Hasanain, Sawai Singh Rathore, Ayman Iqbal, Syeda Kanza Kazmi, Farah Yasmin, Thoyaja Koritala, Charat Thongprayoon, Salim Surani

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Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Safety and economic benefits of early hospital-at-home transfer after kidney transplantation: a propensity-score matched study from Spain.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026
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  3. Hospital Readmissions in People with CKD: Moving a Stubborn Needle.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kinza IqbalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad HasanainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sawai Singh RathoreDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Ayman IqbalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syeda Kanza KazmiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Farah YasminDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Thoyaja KoritalaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, MN, United States.
Charat ThongprayoonDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
Salim SuraniDepartment of Pulmonology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, United States.
Dow University of Health Sciences · PKBryan College · USMayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic Health System · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Early hospital readmission (EHR) within 30 days after kidney transplantation is a significant quality indicator of transplant centers and patient care. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of EHR after kidney transplantation. Methods: We comprehensively searched the databases, including PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Embase, from inception until December 2021 to identify studies that assessed incidence, risk factors, and outcome of EHR. The outcomes included death-censored graft failure and mortality. Data from each study were combined using the random effect to calculate the pooled incidence, mean difference (MD), odds ratio (OR), and hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: A total of 17 studies were included. The pooled EHR incidence after kidney transplant was 24.4% (95% CI 21.7-27.3). Meta-analysis showed that recipient characteristics, including older recipient age (MD 2.05; 95% CI 0.90-3.20), Black race (OR 1.31; 95% CI 1.11, 1.55), diabetes (OR 1.32; 95% CI 1.22-1.43), and longer dialysis duration (MD 0.85; 95% CI 0.41, 1.29), donor characteristics, including older donor age (MD 2.02; 95% CI 0.93-3.11), and transplant characteristics, including delayed graft function (OR 1.75; 95% CI 1.42-2.16) and longer length of hospital stay during transplantation (MD 1.93; 95% CI 0.59-3.27), were significantly associated with the increased risk of EHR. EHR was significantly associated with the increased risk of death-censored graft failure (HR 1.70; 95% CI 1.43-2.02) and mortality (HR 1.46; 95% CI 1.27-1.67) within the first year after transplantation. Conclusion: Almost one-fourth of kidney transplant recipients had EHR within 30 days after transplant, and they had worse post-transplant outcomes. Several risk factors for EHR were identified. This calls for future research to develop and implement for management strategies to reduce EHR in high-risk patients.

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