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Early complications common in older kidney transplant recipients (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-29

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Claim 1 of 8Not coveredThe authors suggest that timely recognition and effective management of early complications may mitigate longer-term impact.View evidenceHide evidence

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The abstract-level profile includes a general conclusion supporting close perioperative management, but it does not verify the specific quoted author language that timely recognition and effective management of early complications may mitigate longer-term impact. This may be present in the full text, but it is not verifiable from the supplied abstract-level profile.

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Patients with a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course had numerically higher postdischarge rates of the composite clinical endpoint, hospitalization, and infection, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.Numerically higher but not statistically significant in Cox regression

“Postdischarge outcomes included death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, surgical/urological complications, and kidney function at last follow-up.”
Claim 2 of 8SupportedEarly complications are common in older kidney transplant recipients.View evidenceHide evidence

Why this verdict

The abstract-level profile reports that 61 of 93 older kidney transplant recipients experienced the composite in-hospital complicated course, supporting the headline claim that early complications were common. The claim is broad but consistent with the composite outcome frequency.

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Study evidence

Longer dialysis vintage was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' posttransplant course in multivariable analysis.

“We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of KT recipients aged ≥65 y.”
Claim 3 of 8SupportedThe study included 93 kidney transplant recipients age 65 or older.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated93 recipients

Why this verdict

The paper profile states that the single-center retrospective cohort included kidney transplant recipients aged ≥65 years with n=93.

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Longer dialysis vintage was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' posttransplant course in multivariable analysis.

“We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of KT recipients aged ≥65 y.”
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Patients with a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course had numerically higher postdischarge rates of the composite clinical endpoint, hospitalization, and infection, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.Numerically higher but not statistically significant in Cox regression

“Postdischarge outcomes included death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, surgical/urological complications, and kidney function at last follow-up.”
Claim 4 of 8Supported61 recipients, or 65.6%, experienced a complicated in-hospital course.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated61 recipients (65.6%)

Why this verdict

The profile reports that 61 of 93 patients experienced a complicated in-hospital course; 61/93 corresponds to about 65.6%.

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Study evidence

Longer dialysis vintage was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' posttransplant course in multivariable analysis.

“We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of KT recipients aged ≥65 y.”
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Study evidence

Patients with a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course had numerically higher postdischarge rates of the composite clinical endpoint, hospitalization, and infection, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.Numerically higher but not statistically significant in Cox regression

“Postdischarge outcomes included death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, surgical/urological complications, and kidney function at last follow-up.”
Claim 5 of 8SupportedLonger dialysis vintage and donor hypertension were associated with higher odds of the composite outcome of a hospital stay longer than 15 days, infectious complications, delayed graft function, primary nonfunction, or in-hospital death.View evidenceHide evidence

Why this verdict

The profile states that longer dialysis vintage and donor hypertension were associated in multivariable analysis with higher odds of the defined in-hospital composite outcome, whose components match the story's description.

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Longer dialysis vintage was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' posttransplant course in multivariable analysis.

“We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of KT recipients aged ≥65 y.”
Claim 6 of 8SupportedPreemptive transplantation and living donation were associated with lower odds of the composite outcome.View evidenceHide evidence

Why this verdict

The profile states that preemptive transplantation and living-donor transplantation were associated with lower odds of the composite complicated in-hospital course.

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Longer dialysis vintage was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' posttransplant course in multivariable analysis.

“We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of KT recipients aged ≥65 y.”
Claim 7 of 8SupportedDuring a median follow-up of 29.8 months, patients with a complicated early course had higher rates of the composite clinical end point, hospitalization, and infection, although these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedmedian follow-up of 29.8 months

Why this verdict

The profile reports median follow-up of 29.8 months and numerically higher rates of the composite postdischarge endpoint, hospitalization, and infection among patients with a complicated early course, while also stating that these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.

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Study evidence

Patients with a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course had numerically higher postdischarge rates of the composite clinical endpoint, hospitalization, and infection, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.Numerically higher but not statistically significant in Cox regression

“Postdischarge outcomes included death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, surgical/urological complications, and kidney function at last follow-up.”
Claim 8 of 8SupportedCrude estimated glomerular filtration rate was lower in those with a complicated early course, but kidney function was similar after adjustment for discharge estimated glomerular filtration rate.View evidenceHide evidence

Why this verdict

The profile states that crude eGFR was lower in the complicated-course group, but kidney function was comparable after adjustment for discharge eGFR.

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Study evidence

Patients with a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course had numerically higher postdischarge rates of the composite clinical endpoint, hospitalization, and infection, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.Numerically higher but not statistically significant in Cox regression

“Postdischarge outcomes included death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, surgical/urological complications, and kidney function at last follow-up.”
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  • The study was a single-center retrospective observational cohort of kidney transplant recipients aged ≥65 years.

    The story reflects the older-recipient population and n=93, but the supplied caveats and claims do not mention the single-center retrospective observational design, which is important for generalizability and causal interpretation.

    From single-center retrospective cohort; retrospective cohort follow-up

  • Potential residual confounding remains despite multivariable adjustment.

    The story uses associational language, but its caveats do not mention residual confounding, which is an important limitation of the retrospective observational analyses.

    From single-center retrospective cohort; retrospective cohort follow-up

  • The small sample size limits precision and statistical power, especially for longer-term outcome comparisons.

    Although the story states n=93, it does not identify the sample size as a limitation affecting precision or power; this is material because several longer-term differences were numerically higher but not statistically significant.

    From single-center retrospective cohort; retrospective cohort follow-up

6 things the story did carry across
  • The cohort size was small: 93 recipients, with 61 classified as having a complicated in-hospital course.
  • The primary in-hospital composite outcome consisted of length of stay >15 days, infectious complications, delayed graft function, primary nonfunction, or in-hospital death.
  • Longer dialysis vintage and donor hypertension were associated with higher odds of the complicated in-hospital composite outcome in multivariable analysis.
  • Preemptive transplantation and living-donor transplantation were associated with lower odds of the complicated in-hospital composite outcome.
  • During median follow-up of 29.8 months, patients with a complicated early course had numerically higher postdischarge event rates, but differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.
  • Crude eGFR was lower among patients with a complicated course, but kidney function was comparable after adjustment for discharge eGFR.
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1Lead resultsecondary dataIdentify pretransplant predictors of a complicated early (in-hospital) post–kidney-transplant course among recipients aged ≥65 years.single-center retrospective cohortExpand

In plain English

Single-center retrospective cohort study of kidney transplant recipients aged ≥65 years (n=93) that defined a composite in-hospital “complicated” outcome (length of stay >15 days, infectious complications, delayed graft function, primary nonfunction, or in-hospital death), classified patients as complicated versus noncomplicated, and used univariable and multivariable logistic regression to identify pretransplant predictors. In multivariable analysis, longer dialysis vintage and donor hypertension were associated with higher odds of the composite complicated course, while preemptive transplantation and living donation were associated with lower odds. Over a median follow-up of 29.8 months, patients with a complicated early course had numerically higher postdischarge event rates (death, hospitalization, infections) but differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression; crude eGFR was lower in the complicated group but comparable after adjustment for discharge eGFR.

Key findings

  • Longer dialysis vintage was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' posttransplant course in multivariable analysis.
  • Donor hypertension was associated with higher odds of the composite in-hospital 'complicated' course in multivariable analysis.
“We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of KT recipients aged ≥65 y.”
What this piece can’t prove
  • Single-center, retrospective design limits generalizability.
  • Potential for residual confounding despite multivariable adjustment.

2 further details could not be confirmed from the summary.

2secondary dataAssess whether having a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course is associated with worse postdischarge clinical outcomes (death, hospitalization, infections, surgical/urological complications) and kidney function during follow-up.retrospective cohort follow-upExpand

In plain English

In a single-center retrospective cohort of 93 kidney transplant recipients aged ≥65, a complicated in-hospital posttransplant course was associated with numerically higher postdischarge rates of death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, and surgical/urological complications, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses; crude eGFR at follow-up was lower among those with a complicated course, yet kidney function was comparable after adjustment for discharge eGFR.

Key findings

  • Patients with a complicated early (in-hospital) posttransplant course had numerically higher postdischarge rates of the composite clinical endpoint, hospitalization, and infection, but these differences were not statistically significant in Cox regression analyses.Numerically higher but not statistically significant in Cox regression
  • Crude estimated glomerular filtration rate at last follow-up was lower among patients with a complicated early course, but kidney function was comparable after adjustment for discharge eGFR.Crude lower eGFR among complicated group; no difference after adjustment for discharge eGFR
“Postdischarge outcomes included death, all-cause hospitalization, clinically relevant infections, surgical/urological complications, and kidney function at last follow-up.”
What this piece can’t prove
  • Single-center, retrospective observational design.
  • Relatively small sample size (N=93), with 61 patients in the complicated in-hospital course group.

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