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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2024; 14(3): 91214
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i3.91214
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i3.91214
Kidney transplantation outcomes: Is it possible to improve when good results are falling down?
Fernando M Gonzalez, Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7500922, Chile
Francisca del Rocío Gonzalez Cohens, Web Intelligence Centre, Faculty of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8370397, Chile
Author contributions: Gonzalez FM wrote the first draft of the manuscript; Gonzalez Cohens FDR edited mainly the economic teaching capsules, added some literature, and revised language.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Corresponding author: Fernando M Gonzalez, MD, Full Professor, Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Av. Salvador 486, Providencia, Santiago 7500922, Chile. fgonzalf@uc.cl
Received: December 24, 2023
Revised: April 30, 2024
Accepted: May 28, 2024
Published online: September 18, 2024
Processing time: 214 Days and 10.2 Hours
Revised: April 30, 2024
Accepted: May 28, 2024
Published online: September 18, 2024
Processing time: 214 Days and 10.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Famure et al describe that approximately 50% of their patients needed early or very early hospital readmissions after their kidney transplantation, which was related to poorer outcomes and more expensive treatments. While the ideal scenario of a kidney transplant is not achievable, transplant physicians must know their risk profile to build their patient-portfolio in order to maximize outcomes and minimize costs and maintain transplantation cost-effectiveness.