Delayed mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-25-2022
Publication Title
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Keywords
washington; seattle; swedish; covid-19
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Most studies of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with COVID-19 focus on outcomes within one month of illness onset. Delayed mortality in SOT recipients hospitalized for COVID-19 has not been fully examined.
METHODS: We used data from a multicenter registry to calculate mortality by 90 days following initial SARS-CoV-2 detection in SOT recipients hospitalized for COVID-19 and developed multivariable Cox proportional-hazards models to compare risk factors for death by days 28 and 90.
RESULTS: Vital status at day 90 was available for 936 of 1117 (84%) SOT recipients hospitalized for COVID-19: 190 of 936 (20%) died by 28 days and an additional 56 of 246 deaths (23%) occurred between days 29 and 90. Factors associated with mortality by day 90 included: age > 65 years [aHR 1.8 (1.3-2.4), p =
CONCLUSIONS: In SOT recipients hospitalized for COVID-19, >20% of deaths occurred between 28 and 90 days following SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis. Future investigations should consider extending follow-up duration to 90 days for more complete mortality assessment.
Department
Infectious Diseases
Department
Surgery
Department
Epidemiology
Recommended Citation
Heldman, Madeleine R; Kates, Olivia S; Safa, Kassem; Kotton, Camille N; Multani, Ashrit; Georgia, Sarah J; Steinbrink, Julie M; Alexander, Barbara D; Blumberg, Emily A; Haydel, Brandy; Hemmige, Vagish; Hemmersbach-Miller, Marion; La Hoz, Ricardo M; Moni, Lisset; Condor, Yesabeli; Flores, Sandra; Munoz, Carlos G; Guitierrez, Juan; Diaz, Esther I; Diaz, Daniela; Vianna, Rodrigo; Guerra, Giselle; Loebe, Matthias; Yabu, Julie M; Kramer, Kailey Hughes; Tanna, Sajal D; Ison, Michael G; Rakita, Robert M; Malinis, Maricar; Azar, Marwan M; McCort, Margaret E; Singh, Pooja P; Velioglu, Arzu; Mehta, Sapna A; van Duin, David; Goldman, Jason D; Lease, Erika D; Wald, Anna; Limaye, Ajit P; and Fisher, Cynthia E, "Delayed mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID-19." (2022). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 5907.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/5907
