Abstract:OBJECTIVES: The incidence and costs associated with the rehospitalization of heart transplant patients for the treatment of CMV infection have not been well documented. Two adult heart transplant centers participated in a Transplant Infection Cost Analysis program that was implemented in several centers covering different solid organ programs. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of all patients rehospitalized within two years post‐transplant identified the number of such readmissions, hospital costs and char… Show more
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