Solid Organ Transplants Caused by COVID-19 Infection and the Outcome of Transplantation Post-COVID-19: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has imposed several medical and economic challenges since its onset in 2019. This is due to its ability to target the respiratory system as well as other organs, resulting in significant impacts and necessitating organ transplants. Our goal is to compile information from the existing literature to investigate how COVID-19 affects outcomes following organ transplantation. A comprehensive literature search was conducted to target studies reporting post-COVID-19 complications. We included 45 studies reporting data related to solid organ transplants, where either the recipient, organ, or donor was affected by SARS-CoV-2. The majority of the included studies concluded that organ transplantation following COVID-19 infectio

SUBMITTER: Mahmoud S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11852956 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature