Informing the Risk of Kidney Transplantation Versus Remaining on the Waitlist in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are limited data pertaining to comparative outcomes of remaining on dialysis versus kidney transplantation as the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains. In this study we delineate the differential risks involved using serologic methods to help define exposure rates.

Methods

From a cohort of 1433 patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), we analyzed COVID-19 infection rates and outcomes in 299 waitlist patients compared with 237 transplant recipients within their first year post-transplant. Patients were followed over a 68-day period from the time our transplant program closed due to COVID-19.

Results

The overall mortality rates in waitlist and transplant populations were equivalent (P = 0.69). However, COVID-19 infection

SUBMITTER: Clarke C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7644242 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature