Long-term follow-up of kidney transplant recipients: comparison of hospitalization rates to the general population

摘要

BackgroundKidney transplant recipients are recognized as a vulnerable population that is at increased risk of adverse health outcomes. However, there have been few studies that have compared hospital-related morbidity of these patients to the general population, and how this differs with respect to time since transplantation. Such analyses are useful in estimating the health burden in this patient population.