Supplementary Material for: Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Post-Kidney Transplant Patients: V

A single-centre pilot study of 71 post-kidney transplant patients comparing volume assessment methods. The data includes a prospective cohort of 31 patients assessed with VExUS, lung ultrasound, physical exam, and bioimpedance on days +1 and +7 post-transplant, compared to a historical cohort of 40 patients. The supplementary material, made available under CC-BY-4.0, contains findings from this exploratory study.

Use Cases

• Compare the diagnostic agreement between VExUS and physical examination based on the reported kappa statistic (κ = 0.043).
• Analyze the incidence of subclinical congestion identified by combined ultrasound in patients with normal physical exams, based on the reported 28.6% rate.
• Study the impact of ultrasound findings on clinical decision-making based on the reported therapeutic modifications in 74.2% of cases on Day +1.
• Investigate correlations between VExUS scores and biomarkers like BNP and CA-125 based on the reported Spearman correlation coefficients.

Strengths

• Includes data from 71 patients across two cohorts, providing a basis for comparison.
• Reports specific statistical results, such as a 45.2% vs. 15.0% difference in delayed graft function (p = 0.008).
• Documents concrete clinical impact, with ultrasound findings prompting therapeutic modifications in 74.2% of cases on Day +1.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 32.3 KB, indicating limited scope and sample size.
• Data reflects a single-centre, pilot study design, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Exploratory, prospective, single-centre pilot study with a historical reference cohort.

Time Range

Data collection occurred on days +1 and +7 post-kidney transplantation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 05:55:17; freshness should be verified.