title: Transplantation: early hospital readmissions after kidney transplantation.
abstract: A new study reports that 30.5% of kidney transplant recipients have an early hospital readmission (EHR; defined as within 30 days of discharge). As EHR is a strong independent risk factor for allograft loss and mortality, efforts should be made to implement and improve systems to minimize risk of EHR in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Transplant Institute, 110 Francis Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pavlakis
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*