Open AccessMortality Rates in Transplant Recipients and Transplantation Candidates in a High-prevalence COVID-19 Environment
Author(s) -
Nizam Mamode,
Zubir Ahmed,
Gareth Jones,
Neal Banga,
Reza Motallebzadeh,
Hannah Tolley,
S. Marks,
Jelena Stojanović,
Muhammad Khurram,
Raj Thuraisingham,
Joyce Popoola,
Abbas Ghazanfar,
David Game,
Kiran Sran,
Frank J.M.F. Dor,
Gaetano Lucisano,
Manish D. Sinha,
Jonathon Olsburgh,
Michelle Willicombe
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.0000000000003533
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , odds ratio , transplantation , mortality rate , kidney transplantation , mechanical ventilation , intensive care unit , renal replacement therapy , emergency medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine
The risk of COVID-19 infection in transplant recipients (TRs) is unknown. Patients on dialysis may be exposed to greater risk of infection due to an inability to isolate. Consideration of these competing risks is important before restarting suspended transplant programs. This study compared outcomes in kidney and kidney/pancreas TRs with those on the waiting list, following admission with COVID-19 in a high-prevalence region.