Long COVID risk factors and outcomes among solid organ transplant recipients: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are not only at increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to acute COVID-19 but may also experience poor long-term outcomes due to post-acute COVID-19 syndromes, including long COVID.

Methods

This retrospective, registry-based chart review evaluated graft failure and mortality among SOT recipients diagnosed with COVID-19 at a large, urban transplant center in Houston, Texas, USA. Patient populations were analyzed separately according to their long COVID status at the time of transplant to preserve the temporal relationship between the exposure (long COVID) and the outcome (graft failure or mortality).

Results

In total, 146 (5%, 146/3,202) patients were diagnosed with long COVID, 443 (14%, 443/3,202) patients expir

SUBMITTER: Sandoval MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12415067 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature