Patients receiving their first kidney transplant are at 18% higher risk for newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation if they were on hemodialysis rather than peritoneal dialysis prior to transplantation, a study found.
Venous thromboembolism occurred in the graft in 15.4% of patients.
Vitamin K deficiency is common among kidney transplant recipients.
“Pressures, such as outcomes reporting and perceived inadequate risk adjustment, disincentivize transplant programs from using high KDPI kidneys,” investigator says.
Although slow graft function does not necessitate dialysis, it is associated with a higher risk for graft failure and patient death, according to investigators.
Providers’ response to patient non-adherence was partly informed by their experiences working with patients, the training they received, and their own implicit biases, according to investigators.
Kidney transplant recipients with bacteremia may be more likely to require outpatient parenteral antibiotics if the infection is caused by bacteria that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.
Patients aged 65 years or older had significant 84% lower odds of being waitlisted for a first transplant compared with patients aged 18 to 64 years.
Clinicians have a growing number of options for treating immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
Kidney function remained stable throughout the 25 week treatment period.
