Pre-transplant identification of risk factors that adversely affect length of stay and charges for renal transplantation

Background. In the current era of renal transplantation, increasing attention is being focused on resource utilization. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic, medical and immunologic risk factors that are associated with changes in length of stay (LOS) and charges for renal transplan...

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Published in:Clinical transplantation 1999-04, Vol.13 (2), p.168-175
Main Authors: Johnson, Christopher P, Kuhn, Evelyn M, Hariharan, Sundaram, Hartz, Arthur J, Roza, Allan M, Adams, Mark B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group
Analysis of Variance
Antibodies - analysis
Antibodies - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Cadaver
Cerebrovascular Disorders - complications
Female
Forecasting
Health Care Rationing
Heart Diseases - complications
Hospital Charges
Hospitalization - economics
Humans
Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation - economics
Kidney Transplantation - immunology
Kidney Transplantation - physiology
length of stay
Length of Stay - economics
Living Donors
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - complications
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity - complications
Postoperative Complications
Renal Dialysis
renal transplantation
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
Time Factors
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Summary:Background. In the current era of renal transplantation, increasing attention is being focused on resource utilization. The purpose of this study was to identify demographic, medical and immunologic risk factors that are associated with changes in length of stay (LOS) and charges for renal transplantation.Method. The study was a retrospective analysis of 311 consecutive renal transplants performed at a single institution. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine relationships between risk factors, LOS, charges and post‐operative complications.Results. The following pre‐transplant variables were found to be independently significant in predicting increased LOS and/or charges: African–American race, obesity for women, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), presence of cardiac disease or previous stroke, pre‐transplant dialysis time ≥1 yr, a 10% increase in panel reactive antibody (PRA), cadaver donor and retransplantation. The analyses were performed with and without adjustment for key outcome variables such as delayed graft function (DGF) and use of induction antibody therapy. Increased LOS or charges for specific risk factors could be attributed to increased complication rates, including delayed graft function seen with various co‐morbidities, or increased immunologic risk and more frequent use of induction antibody therapy.Conclusion. Analysis of linked financial and clinical databases can reveal demographic, medical and immunologic risk factors that correlate with LOS, charges and complications for renal transplantation. Efforts to establish quantitative relationships for various risk factors relative to resource utilization will become important in managed care and/or capitated healthcare delivery systems.
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1034/j.1399-0012.1999.130203.x