Shortened length of stay improves financial outcomes in living donor kidney transplantation

Abstract

Kidney transplantation is the preferred clinical and most cost-effective option for end-stage renal disease. Significant advances have taken place in the care of the transplant patients with improvements in clinical outcomes. The optimization of the costs of transplantation has been a constant goal as well. We present herein the impact in financial outcomes of a shortened length of stay after kidney transplant. Copyright © 2013 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.