Clinical outcome in solid organ transplant recipients affected by COVID-19 compared to general population : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: A significant increased risk of complications and mortality in immunocompromised patients affected by COVID-19 has been described. However, the impact of COVID-19 in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is an issue still under debate, due to conflicting evidence that has emerged from different observational studies.

OBJECTIVES: We performed a systematic review with a meta-analysis to assess the clinical outcome in SOT recipients with COVID-19 compared with the general population.

DATA SOURCES: PubMed-MEDLINE and Scopus were independently searched until 13 October 2021.

STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Prospective or retrospective observational studies comparing clinical outcome in SOT recipients versus general populations affected by COVID-19 were included. The primary endpoint was 30-day mortality.

PARTICIPANTS: Participants were patients with confirmed COVID-19.

INTERVENTIONS: Interventions reviewed were SOTs.

METHODS: The quality of the included studies was independently assessed with the Risk of Bias in Non-randomized Studies of Interventions tool for observational studies. The meta-analysis was performed by pooling ORs retrieved from studies providing adjustment for confounders using a random-effects model with the inverse variance method. Multiple subgroups and sensitivity analyses were conducted to investigate the source of heterogeneity.

RESULTS: A total of 3501 articles were screened, and 31 observational studies (N = 590 375; 5759 SOT recipients vs. 584 616 general population) were included in the meta-analyses. No difference in 30-day mortality rate was found in the primary analysis, including studies providing adjustment for confounders (N = 17; 3752 SOT recipients vs. 159 745 general population; OR: 1.13; 95% CI, 0.94-1.35; I2 = 33.9%). No evidence of publication bias was reported. A higher risk of intensive care unit admission (OR: 1.56; 95% CI, 1.03-2.63) and occurrence of acute kidney injury (OR: 2.50; 95% CI, 1.81-3.45) was found in SOT recipients.

CONCLUSIONS: No increased risk in mortality was found in SOT recipients affected by COVID-19 compared with the general population when adjusted for demographic and clinical features and COVID-19 severity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 28(2022), 8 vom: 30. Aug., Seite 1057-1065

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gatti, Milo [VerfasserIn]
Rinaldi, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Bussini, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Bonazzetti, Cecilia [VerfasserIn]
Pascale, Renato [VerfasserIn]
Pasquini, Zeno [VerfasserIn]
Faní, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Pinho Guedes, Mariana Nunes [VerfasserIn]
Azzini, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Carrara, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Palacios-Baena, Zaira R [VerfasserIn]
Caponcello, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Reyna-Villasmil, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Tacconelli, Evelina [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Viale, Pierluigi [VerfasserIn]
Giannella, Maddalena [VerfasserIn]
ORCHESTRA study group [VerfasserIn]
Infectious Diseases Unit [VerfasserIn]
Department of Integrated Management of Infectious Risk [VerfasserIn]
IRCCS Policlinico Sant’Orsola [VerfasserIn]
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences [VerfasserIn]
University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy [VerfasserIn]
Division of Infectious Diseases [VerfasserIn]
Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona in Verona, Italy [VerfasserIn]
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit [VerfasserIn]
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena [VerfasserIn]
Department of Medicine, University of Sevilla/Biomedicines Institute of Sevilla in Sevilla, Spain [VerfasserIn]
Caroccia, Natascia [Sonstige Person]
Arbizzani, Federica [Sonstige Person]
Giacomini, Maria Eugenia [Sonstige Person]
Vatamanu, Oana [Sonstige Person]
Razzaboni, Elisa [Sonstige Person]
De Rui, Maria Elena [Sonstige Person]
Gorska, Anna [Sonstige Person]
Maldonado, Natalia [Sonstige Person]
Olivares, Paula [Sonstige Person]
Gutiérrez-Campos, David [Sonstige Person]
Martín-Gutiérrez, Ana Belén [Sonstige Person]
Palomo, Virginia [Sonstige Person]
Serna, Almudena [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

30-Day mortality rate
COVID-19
Clinical outcome
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Review
Solid organ transplant recipients
Superinfections
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 26.07.2022

Date Revised 26.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cmi.2022.02.039

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338200096