Open AccessCOVID-19 in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study and Evaluation of Immunosuppression Management
Author(s) -
Marta Miarons,
María Larrosa-García,
Sonia García-García,
Ibai LosArcos,
Francesc Moreso,
Cristina Berastegui,
L. Castells,
S. PérezHoyos,
Javier Prato Varela,
A Pau Parra,
C Varon-Galcera,
Carlos-Javier Parramon-Teixidó,
Javier Martínez-Casanova,
L Doménech,
Patricia García-Ortega,
Pablo Sánchez-Sancho,
Carla Alonso-Martínez,
Laura Gómez-Ganda,
María Roch-Santed,
A Gracia-Moya,
José-Manuel Del-Rio-Gutiérrez,
Alfredo GuillénDelCastillo,
Carla Sans-Pola,
Andrés Antón,
Bruno Montoro,
Maria-Queralt Gorgas-Torner
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003460
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , immunosuppression , retrospective cohort study , intensive care unit , discontinuation , clinical endpoint , epidemiology , transplantation , cohort , population , cohort study , surgery , clinical trial , environmental health
The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of solid organ transplant (SOT) patients during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic remains unclear. We conducted a matched retrospective cohort study to compare clinical outcomes among SOT recipients with the general population and to assess immunosuppression management.