Routine transplant Doppler ultrasonography following pediatric kidney transplant

Pediatric Transplantation
Raed Bou MatarLarry A Greenbaum

Abstract

The utility and cost-effectiveness of routine transplant renal DU as a screening test in the immediate postoperative period following pediatric renal transplantation has not been systematically evaluated. Our center's transplant protocol includes a routine DU on postoperative day 3, unless an earlier DU was obtained for a specific indication. We retrospectively evaluated 113 consecutive pediatric renal transplant recipients. Indication for DU (routine vs. non-routine), timing, results, and graft outcome data were collected. We determined whether the DU result affected patient management. Eighty routine DU examinations were evaluated. Thirty (37.5%) of the 80 routine DUs had abnormalities. Most abnormalities were minor and did not require intervention. One patient with a dysfunctional bladder had mild hydronephrosis; this led to a decision to increase the frequency of bladder catheterization. This was the only intervention based upon the routine DUs. Twenty percent of routine DUs revealed abnormalities that led to a follow-up study, but none of these studies led to an intervention. The incremental cost of each DU exceeded $1080 and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for a documented change in management exceeded $86, 400. ...Continue Reading

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Jun 22, 2012·Pediatric Transplantation·Christina Nguyen, Ron Shapiro
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