Hospital readmissions in diabetic kidney transplant recipients with peripheral vascular disease.
Michelle LubetzkyLayla KamalMaria AjaimyEnver AkalinLiise KaylerPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2018)
Diabetic patients with PVD utilize more resources after kidney transplant, spending more time in the hospital and undergoing more post-transplant operations. The causes of readmission are predominantly related to progression of PVD rather than allograft complications.