Sunjae Bae1,2,3, Jacqueline M Garonzik-Wang1, Allan B Massie1,2, Mara A McAdams-DeMarco1,2, Josef Coresh2,3,4, Dorry L Segev1,2. 1. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. 2. Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. 3. Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Approximately 30% of kidney transplant recipients undergo early steroid withdrawal (ESW) for maintenance immunosuppression. However, there is no consensus on which patients are suitable for ESW, and transplant centers may disagree on how various clinical factors characterize individual recipients' suitability for ESW. METHODS: To examine center-level variation in the association of clinical factors with the choice of ESW, we studied 206 544 kidney transplant recipients from 278 centers in 2002-2017 using SRTR data. We conducted multi-level logistic regressions to characterize the association of clinical factors with the choice of ESW at each transplant center. RESULTS: The association of clinical factors with the choice of ESW varied substantially across centers. We found particularly greater inconsistency in recipient age, PRA, re-transplantation, living/deceased donor, post-transplant length of stay, and delayed graft function. For example, across the entire population, re-transplantation was associated with lower odds of ESW (population odds ratio = 0.35 0.400.46 ). When estimated at each center, this odds ratio was significantly lower than the population odds ratio at 48 (17.3%) centers and significantly higher at 28 (10.1%) centers. CONCLUSIONS: We have observed apparent inconsistencies across transplant centers in the practice of tailoring ESW to the recipient's risk profile. Standardized guidelines for ESW tailoring are needed.
BACKGROUND: Approximately 30% of kidney transplant recipients undergo early steroid withdrawal (ESW) for maintenance immunosuppression. However, there is no consensus on which patients are suitable for ESW, and transplant centers may disagree on how various clinical factors characterize individual recipients' suitability for ESW. METHODS: To examine center-level variation in the association of clinical factors with the choice of ESW, we studied 206 544 kidney transplant recipients from 278 centers in 2002-2017 using SRTR data. We conducted multi-level logistic regressions to characterize the association of clinical factors with the choice of ESW at each transplant center. RESULTS: The association of clinical factors with the choice of ESW varied substantially across centers. We found particularly greater inconsistency in recipient age, PRA, re-transplantation, living/deceased donor, post-transplant length of stay, and delayed graft function. For example, across the entire population, re-transplantation was associated with lower odds of ESW (population odds ratio = 0.35 0.400.46 ). When estimated at each center, this odds ratio was significantly lower than the population odds ratio at 48 (17.3%) centers and significantly higher at 28 (10.1%) centers. CONCLUSIONS: We have observed apparent inconsistencies across transplant centers in the practice of tailoring ESW to the recipient's risk profile. Standardized guidelines for ESW tailoring are needed.
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