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SUBMITTER: DiBrito SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177305 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
DiBrito Sandra R SR Haugen Christine E CE Holscher Courtenay M CM Olorundare Israel O IO Alimi Yewande Y Segev Dorry L DL Garonzik-Wang Jacqueline J
American journal of surgery 20180719 4
We hypothesized that cholecystectomy may be riskier for kidney transplant recipients (KTR) given their lifelong immunosuppression, physiologic impact of renal failure, and increased risk of gallstone and biliary disease. Using NIS, we compared mortality, morbidity, length of stay and cost in KTR vs non-KTR following cholecystectomy in the US from 2000 to 2011, adjusting for patient and hospital level factors, including transplant center status. Mortality was higher (OR 2.4), morbidity was higher ...[more]