Observational Study
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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2025; 15(2): 102671
Published online Jun 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i2.102671
Table 5 Healthcare resource utilization by year after kidney transplantation
All-cause healthcare resource utilizationYear 1, n = 153901
Year 2-5, n = 345132
With leukopenia/neutropenia, n = 11516
Without leukopenia/neutropenia, n = 3874
With leukopenia/neutropenia, n = 9264
Without leukopenia/neutropenia, n = 25249
Inpatient
    Patients with admission, n (%)7441 (64.61)2205 (56.92)3408 (36.79)6471 (25.63)
    Number of admissions, mean ± SD (median)3.47 ± 5.07 (2)2.76 ± 3.63 (2)2.70 ± 3.01 (2)2.29 ± 2.57 (1)
Length of stay (days) among patients who had ≥ 1 admission, mean ± SD (median)6.68 ± 27.26 (4)7.55 ± 36.70 (4)7.50 ± 29.83 (4.5)5.92 ± 24.40 (3)
Emergency department/other
    Patients with visits, n (%)3383 (29.38)988 (25.50)1927 (20.80)4036 (15.98)
    Number of visits, mean ± SD (median)1.81 ± 1.37 (1)1.74 ± 1.43 (1)1.87 ± 1.69 (1)1.77 ± 1.65 (1)
Outpatient
    Patients with visits, n (%)11304 (98.16)3813 (98.43)9130 (98.55)24460 (96.88)
Number of visits, mean ± SD (median)48.97 ± 37.34 (37)34.42 ± 28.18 (25)31.73 ± 27.63 (25)15.59 ± 18.53 (9)
Other3
    Patients with other visits, n (%)162 (1.41)74 (1.91)122 (1.32)442 (1.75)
    Number of other visits, mean ± SD (median)2.85 ± 7.62 (1)5.05 ± 12.84 (1.5)3.25 ± 3.84 (2)2.17 ± 2.11 (1)
Unknown
    Patients with visits, n (%)7702 (66.88)2142 (55.29)7473 (80.67)14820 (58.70)
    Number of visits, mean ± SD (median)36.74 ± 31.57 (28)28.27 ± 30.78 (16)17.85 ± 18.30 (13)13.48 ± 16.19 (8)
Any labs
    Patients with any labs, n (%)11475 (99.64)3832 (98.92)9264 (100.00)25249 (100.00)
    Number of any labs, mean ± SD (median)1654.55 ± 984.16 (1485)1182.27 ± 755.58 (1084)622.37 ± 706.25 (419)327.89 ± 374.36 (222)