Predictors of severe COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients in the different epidemic waves : Analysis of the Spanish Registry

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SARS-CoV-2 infection has produced high mortality in kidney transplant (KT) recipients, especially in the elderly. Until December 2020, 1011 KT with COVID-19 have been prospectively included in the Spanish Registry and followed until recovery or death. In multivariable analysis, age, pneumonia, and KT performed ≤6 months before COVID-19 were predictors of death, whereas gastrointestinal symptoms were protective. Survival analysis showed significant increasing mortality risk in four subgroups according to recipient age and time after KT (age <65 years and posttransplant time >6 months, age <65 and time ≤6, age ≥65 and time >6 and age ≥65 and time ≤6): mortality rates were, respectively, 11.3%, 24.5%, 35.4%, and 54.5% (p < .001). Patients were significantly younger, presented less pneumonia, and received less frequently specific anti-COVID-19 treatment in the second wave (July-December) than in the first one (March-June). Overall mortality was lower in the second wave (15.1 vs. 27.4%, p < .001) but similar in critical patients (66.7% vs. 58.1%, p = .29). The interaction between age and time post-KT should be considered when selecting recipients for transplantation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Advanced age and a recent KT should foster strict protective measures, including vaccination.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 21(2021), 7 vom: 20. Juli, Seite 2573-2582

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Villanego, Florentino [VerfasserIn]
Mazuecos, Auxiliadora [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Flores, Isabel M [VerfasserIn]
Moreso, Francesc [VerfasserIn]
Andrés, Amado [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez-Martín, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Molina, María [VerfasserIn]
Canal, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Cámara, Luis A [VerfasserIn]
Zárraga, Sofía [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Fuentes, María Del Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Aladrén, María José [VerfasserIn]
Melilli, Edoardo [VerfasserIn]
López, Verónica [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Álvarez, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Crespo, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Pascual, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Spanish Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical research/practice
Infection and infectious agents - viral
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation/nephrology
Patient survival

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Date Completed 05.07.2021

Date Revised 28.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ajt.16579

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323123279