Festivity: The Effects of Traditional Holidays on the Graft Function Among Stable Kidney Recipients

• Published in: Transplantation proceedings Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 546 - 549
• Main Authors: Wu, Jen-Hsuan, Lin, Kuo-Jen, Hsu, Ying-Hao, Chiang, Yang-Jen, Chu, Sheng-Hsien, Lin, Chih-Te, Pan, Pai-Yen, Chen, Sy-Yuan, Wang, Jui-Yen, Wang, Hsu-Han
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Creatinine - blood; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Holidays; Humans; Kidney - physiopathology; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan; Taiwan

We observed transient elevations in creatinine levels among kidney recipients after three traditional holidays in Taiwan. This retrospective cohort study aimed to compare the changes in eGFR levels after Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival, all of which are associated wit...