Rehospitalization After Kidney Transplantation During the First Year: Length, Causes and Relationship With Long-term Patient and Graft Survival

During the first year after kidney transplantation, rehospitalization was especially required because of infections and renal dysfunction. The risk factors of rehospitalization were cadaveric graft, use of mycophenolate mofetil, use of cyclosporine, and cytomegalovirus infection. To prevent and minimize rehospitalizations during the first year, a specific preventive program based on infection prevention and graft function monitoring should be established.