Abstract
IntroductionThis study was undertaken to characterize unplanned return to the OR following kidney transplantation(KT). MethodsAll patients undergoing KT at a single center from 1/2015 through 11/2017 were evaluated. The primary endpoint was unplanned return to the OR within 90 days. Perioperative and one year patient and graft outcomes were also determined. ResultsOf 190 patients, 14(7.4%) of patients had unplanned reoperation. The most common individual indications were bleeding from biopsy sites(n = 2), poor vascular flow on postop ultrasound(n = 4), and perforated diverticulitis(n = 2). Forty Three percent of all reoperations were unrelated to the technical conduct of the transplant operation. Reoperated patients had significantly worse survival at one year(78.6% vs. 96.6%), although graft function in survivors was similar to those who did not return to the OR. ConclusionReoperation following KT is frequently unrelated to the technical conduct of the transplant procedure, thus it may not be useful as a quality metric.
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