Transplant Outcomes After Exposure of Deceased Kidney Donors to Contrast Medium.

Background: The administration of contrast medium is associated with acute kidney injury; however, the effect of exposure of a deceased organ donor to contrast medium on kidney transplant outcomes has been poorly studied.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all deceased kidney donors between 2011 and 2021 and their corresponding recipients in the Netherlands was conducted. Multivariable analyses were performed to assess the associations between contrast medium exposure and delayed graft function (DGF)/graft survival.

Improving the prompt identification of the Emergency Severity Index level 2 patient in triage: rapid triage and the registered nurse greeter.

Introduction: High triage volumes can delay rapid identification of walk in ESI level 2 patients. This concern coupled with persistently increasing volumes prompted the Reading Hospital Emergency Department to move from single-tiered triage to duel-tiered rapid triage in 2008, then brought the addition of the RN Greeter in 2011. The purpose of this study was to assess how rapid triage then the RN Greeter impacted the ability to quickly identify the walk-in ESI 2 patient.