Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the course of the pandemic
Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Hemmersbach‐Miller M, Blumberg EA, Multani A, Haydel B, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, Hemmige V, McCort ME, Chaudhry ZS, Singh PP, Kramer K, Velioglu A, Yabu JM, Morillis JA, Mehta SA, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Derenge AC, van Duin D, Maximin A, Gilbert C, Goldman JD, Lease ED, Fisher CE, Limaye AP, Team T. Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the course of the pandemic. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 22: 279-288. PMID: 34514710, PMCID: PMC8653312, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsCOVID-19IL-6/ILComorbidity-adjusted mortalityUse of corticosteroidsUse of hydroxychloroquineMultivariable logistic regressionBaseline comorbiditiesMulticenter registryImproved survivalReceptor inhibitorsGeneral populationMortality trendsMortalityLogistic regressionFurther studiesLater periodRecipientsCorticosteroidsComorbiditiesHydroxychloroquinePandemicPatientsCOVID‐19 in hospitalized lung and non‐lung solid organ transplant recipients: A comparative analysis from a multicenter study
Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Hemmersbach‐Miller M, Blumberg EA, Crespo MM, Multani A, Lewis AV, Beaird O, Haydel B, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, Hemmige V, McCort ME, Chaudhry ZS, Singh P, Hughes K, Velioglu A, Yabu JM, Morillis JA, Mehta SA, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Tomic R, Derenge A, van Duin D, Maximin A, Gilbert C, Goldman JD, Sehgal S, Weisshaar D, Girgis RE, Nelson J, Lease ED, Limaye AP, Fisher CE, Team T. COVID‐19 in hospitalized lung and non‐lung solid organ transplant recipients: A comparative analysis from a multicenter study. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 2774-2784. PMID: 34008917, PMCID: PMC9215359, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsLung transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsRisk factorsAllograft dysfunctionAdult solid organ transplant recipientsCOVID-19High mortalityChronic lung allograft dysfunctionOnly independent risk factorMultivariable logistic regression modelChronic allograft dysfunctionComorbidity-adjusted mortalityLung allograft dysfunctionMulticenter cohort studyIndependent risk factorCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression modelsLung transplantCohort studyHeart failureMulticenter studyDisease 2019Mortality