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INTRODUCTION:Solid organ transplantation is challenging for waitlist patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. AIM:This study investigates COVID-19 incidence and mortality in patients transplanted in the North Italy Transplant program (NITp) during the outbreak. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All consecutive patients transplanted from February 20 to April 3, 2020 (6 weeks), were included in our cohort and were observed for at least 4 weeks. Survival analyses were performed. RESULTS:In this study, 124 patients were transplanted with 12 (9.7%) hearts, 4 (3.2%) lungs, 39 (31.4%) livers, 67 (54%) kidneys, and 2 (1.6%) combined kidney-pancreas. Recipients' mean age was 51 years (standard deviation [SD] ± 16.6), and 76 of 124 (61%) were men. Five (4%) patients developed COVID-19 after a mean of 13 days (SD ± 6.7), with a cumulative incidence of 4.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.5-7.5). During the follow-up period, 5 of 124 (4%) recipients died; overall mortality was 4.3% (95% CI, 0.6-8.0), with only 1 patient dying of COVID-19, for a COVID-19-related mortality of 0.8% (95% CI, 0-6.0). CONCLUSIONS:This study showed a low COVID-19 incidence and COVID-19-related mortality in patients transplanted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further studies with a longer follow-up period are mandatory to confirm the safety of transplant procedures.
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Transplant Procjournal_title
Transplantation proceedingsauthors
Passamonti SM,Cannavò A,Trunzo V,Caporale V,Buonocore R,DeFeo TMdoi
10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.07.001subject
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2020-11-01 00:00:00pages
2631-2636issue
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0041-1345issn
1873-2623pii
S0041-1345(20)32624-5journal_volume
52pub_type
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
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doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.10.026
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00834-0
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.01.064
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.12.008
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.07.081
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.08.068
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.07.062
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.084
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.02.007
更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.126
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.11.050
更新日期:2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.293
更新日期:2005-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.07.055
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.080
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-11-28 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.09.094
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.11.021
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.11.053
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.09.059
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.11.044
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.01.035
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.10.065
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.04.029
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.02.053
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Transplantation proceedings
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.10.027
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00