The Reasons of Renal Transplant Recipients' Admission to the Emergency Department; a Case Series Study

Renal transplantation are admitted to emergency department (ED) more than normal population. The present brief report aimed to determine the reasons of renal transplant patients' ED visits.

This retrospective case series study analyzed the reasons of renal transplant recipients' admission to one ED between 2011 and 2014. The patient data were collected via a checklist and presented using descriptive statistics tools.

41 patients with the mean age of 40.63 ± 10.95 years were studied (60.9% male). The most common ED presenting complaints were fever (36.6%) and abdominal pain (26.8%). Infections were the most common final diagnosis (68.3%). Among non-infectious causes, the most common was acute renal failure (9.7 %). 73.2% of the patients were hospitalized and no cases of graft loss and mortality were seen.

The most common reason for ED admission was fever, and infections were the most common diagnosis. Acute gastroenteritis being the most frequent infection and among non-infectious problems, acute renal failure was the most frequent one.