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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2013 Oct 28;13(12):3164–3172. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12513

Table 3.

Reasons for Unplanned Early Rehospitalizations Related to KT by Preventability

Total Preventable Not Preventable
Post-Surgical Complications* 34 3 31
Rejection 28 1 27
Volume Overload or Depletion 22 2 20
Infection 21 2 19
Graft Dysfunction - Not Rejection 14 0 14
Drug Toxicity or Interaction 8 0 8
Electrolyte Abnormalities 11 4 7
Symptomatic Anemia 4 2 2
Other** 59 5 54
  N= 201 19 182
*

Complications included venous thrombosis (e.g., DVT and PE), uncontrolled pain, fluid collections, abdominal hernia, and wound dehiscence.

**

Reasons in this category included: removal of a pituitary adenoma, chest pain, neuropathic pain, and autonomic dysfunction.