COVID- 19 in patients affected by red blood cell disorders, results from the European registry ERN-EuroBloodNet.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite several publications covering patients from multiple centers, no international registry covered all patients with red blood cell diseases (RBCD) affected by COVID- 19. The ERN-EuroBloodNet's registry provided real-time registration of SARS-CoV- 2 patients with RBCD, promoting timely disease-specific knowledge sharing during the pandemic's early stages.

Procedures

The study evaluated patient distribution, the infection across different RBCDs, and severity risk factors across similar healthcare systems, using data collected from the ERN-EuroBloodNet's REDCap platform.

Results

From April 2020 to April 2023, 681 infections were recorded among 663 patients, of which 373 had transfusion-dependent thalassemia or non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT/N

SUBMITTER: Velasco Puyo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001635 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature