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Clinical Frailty Scale and Charlson Comorbidity Index as Predictors of Hospitalization and Mortality Risk after Kidney Transplant Failure
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Rita Leala,b,
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10671@ulscoimbra.min.saude.pt

Correspondence to: Nephrology Department, ULS Coimbra, Praceta Professor Mota Pinto, 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
, Pedro Almiro e Castroa,b, Rui Duartec, Ana Rita Silvaa, Maria Guedes Marquesa,b, Luís Rodriguesa,b, Lídia Santosa,b, Catarina Romãozinhoa,b, Helena Oliveira Sáa,b, Arnaldo Figueiredob,d, Rui Alvesa,b
a Nephrology Department, ULS Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
b Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra’s University, Coimbra, Portugal
c Nephrology Department, ULS Médio Tejo, Torres Novas, Portugal
d Urology and Kidney Transplantation Department, ULS Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Abstract

Introduction and Objectives: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients who experience graft failure and return to dialysis face a higher risk of adverse outcomes. This study aimed to identify risk factors for hospitalization and mortality two years post-graft failure. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of end-stage kidney disease patients who initiated hemodialysis following graft failure between January 2019 and December 2020. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were assessed for each patient at the time of graft loss. The primary outcomes were hospitalization and all-cause mortality over a two-year follow-up period. Results: A total of 107 patients were included, with a mean age of 55 years and a mean graft survival of 134 months. The two-year hospitalization rate was 37.4%, with lower residual diuresis and higher CFS identified as independent risk factors. The two-year mortality rate was 16.8%. A multivariate regression model, explaining 82% of the variance, confirmed that higher CCI, higher CFS, and lower residual diuresis significantly increased mortality risk. A CCI cut-off of ≥ 8 (AUC 0.95) further stratified patients at elevated mortality risk. Immunological and transplant-related variables did not influence mortality or hospitalization risk. Conclusions: In this cohort, frailty defined by CFS was associated with hospitalization and mortality, while comorbidity burden evaluated by CCI was strongly related to mortality. These tools may help personalize the care of patients with a failing graft.

Keywords:
Charlson Comorbidity Index
Clinical Frailty Scale
Graft failure
Hospitalization
Kidney transplantation
Mortality
Abbreviations:
AUC
CCI
CI
CFS
CKD
CV
ESKD
ESC
H
KT
IS
RKF
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