Study of Pulmonary Infections (Pneumonia) in Kidney Transplant Recipients Admitted to Hospital

CHU de Reims132 enrolled

Overview

The investigators aimed to identify prognosis factors associated with in-hospital complications and assess the epidemiology, management, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipients' cohort. The investigators intend to identify each stay by a national database. Then they will be consulted by 2 clinicians to assert CAP clinical definition. After that radiographic evidence will be reviewed to validate CAP diagnoses. Then clinical data are collected in each center.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

132

Conditions

Kidney Transplant Infection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * kidney transplant recipients * at least 18 years * admitted to hospital for CAP. Non-inclusion criteria were: Exclusion Criteria: * incomplete CAP definition * hospital-acquired pneumonia * another diagnosis explaining the symptoms * patients with non-functional kidney graft

Locations (1)

Chu Reims

Reims, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

In-hospital complications

In-hospital death, transfer to intensive care units (ICU) and prolonged stays

Time frame: inhospital stay, an average of 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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