Aleksander Ślusarczyk1, Adam Tracz2, Magdalena Gronkiewicz3, Lidia Jureczko3, Teresa Bączkowska4. 1. Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Department of General, Oncological and Functional Urology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. slusarczyk.aleksander@gmail.com 2. Department of Immunology, Transplant Medicine, and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 3. 1st Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 4. Department of Transplantation Medicine and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract
Introduction: Solid organ transplant recipients seem to be more susceptible to severe COVID-19. Objectives: Our study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in kidney (KTRs) and liver transplant recipients (LTRs). Patients and methods: In this single-center study, the medical records of KTRs and LTRs with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 admitted between November 9, 2020 and February 26, 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Overall, 41 patients, including 32 KTRs (78%), one kidney-pancreas transplant recipient (2.4%), and 8 LTRs (19.5%) were included. Seven patients (17%) experienced COVID-19 in the first month after transplantation. Among the KTRs, 72% were male and the median (interquartile range) age was 54 (47–62) years. During a median (interquartile range) of 12 (8–18) days of hospital stay, 72.7% of the KTRs experienced acute kidney injury, 45.5% developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and 30.3% died. Baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate, respiratory rate on admission, and diabetes mellitus constituted independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in the KTRs. The LTRs experienced relatively mild COVID-19: only 2 patients (25%) required oxygen supplementation and a single patient (12.5%) died of severe ARDS. Conclusion: In summary, hospitalized KTRs with COVID-19 are at a high risk of acute kidney injury, ARDS, and death.
Introduction: Solid organ transplant recipients seem to be more susceptible to severe COVID-19. Objectives: Our study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in kidney (KTRs) and liver transplant recipients (LTRs). Patients and methods: In this single-center study, the medical records of KTRs and LTRs with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 admitted between November 9, 2020 and February 26, 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Overall, 41 patients, including 32 KTRs (78%), one kidney-pancreas transplant recipient (2.4%), and 8 LTRs (19.5%) were included. Seven patients (17%) experienced COVID-19 in the first month after transplantation. Among the KTRs, 72% were male and the median (interquartile range) age was 54 (47–62) years. During a median (interquartile range) of 12 (8–18) days of hospital stay, 72.7% of the KTRs experienced acute kidney injury, 45.5% developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and 30.3% died. Baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate, respiratory rate on admission, and diabetes mellitus constituted independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in the KTRs. The LTRs experienced relatively mild COVID-19: only 2 patients (25%) required oxygen supplementation and a single patient (12.5%) died of severe ARDS. Conclusion: In summary, hospitalized KTRs with COVID-19 are at a high risk of acute kidney injury, ARDS, and death.