[HTML][HTML] Transplant outcomes and economic costs associated with patient noncompliance to immunosuppression
BW Pinsky, SK Takemoto, KL Lentine… - American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
We describe factors associated with immunosuppression compliance after kidney
transplantation and examine relationships between compliance with allograft outcomes and
costs. Medicare claims for immunosuppression in 15 525 renal transplant recipients with at
least 1 year of graft function were used to calculate compliance as medication possession
ratio. Compliance was categorized by quartiles as poor, fair, good and excellent. We
modeled adjusted associations of clinical factors with the likelihood of persistent compliance …
transplantation and examine relationships between compliance with allograft outcomes and
costs. Medicare claims for immunosuppression in 15 525 renal transplant recipients with at
least 1 year of graft function were used to calculate compliance as medication possession
ratio. Compliance was categorized by quartiles as poor, fair, good and excellent. We
modeled adjusted associations of clinical factors with the likelihood of persistent compliance …