The Reasons of Renal Transplant Recipients’ Admission to the Emergency Department; a Case Series Study
| Autor: | Erdal Uysal, Mehmet Dokur, Hasan Bakir, Mehmet Ali Ikidag, Turkay Kirdak, Hatem Kazimoglu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Emergency, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 207-210 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2345-4563 2345-4571 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Renal 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.Methods: This 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.Results: 41 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.Conclusion: The 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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