title: [Complications during the hospitalization of kidney transplant recipients].
abstract: The objective of the study was to identify the complications in patients that have received a renal transplant. A Historical cohort performed in a university hospital from January/2007 through January/2009 with a sample of 179 patients; data collected retrospectively from the medical history of patients and submitted to statistical analyses. Mean age of patients was 43 (SD=13.7) years, 114 (63.7%) men, 95 (65.1%) non smokers and 118(66.93%) received the graft from a deceased donor. The main complications were rejection 68 (32.1%) and infection 62 (29.2%). There was statistical significance between rejection and median days of hospital stay (p < 0.001); days of use of central venous catheter (p = 0.010) and smoking status (p = 0.008); infection and central venous catheter (p = 0.029); median days of hospital stay (p < 0.001) and time of use of urinary catheter (p = 0.009). It was concluded that it is important to reduce the days of hospital stay and permanence of catheters, which may be considered in the planning of nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. anacorrea.enf@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ana Paula Almeida
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina da UFRGS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marise Márcia These
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Brahm
authors.affiliation: Hospital do Conceição, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carolina de Castilhos
authors.initials: Cde C
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: HCPA. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Stephani Amanda Lukasewicz
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Roberto Ceratti
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Manfro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da UNIFESP/Escola Paulista de Medicina, Brasil.
authors.forename: Amália de Fátima
authors.initials: Ade F
authors.lastname: Lucena
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem da UFRGS.
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Echer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data