Kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 at higher risk of early death, study shows

In a letter printed within the New England Journal of Medication, clinicians detailed the excessive threat kidney transplant recipients face as soon as they contract COVID-19. They talk about the instances of 36 transplant recipients who examined optimistic for COVID-19 between March 16 and April 1.

Twenty-six recipients have been male, and the median age was 60 years. Fourteen recipients have been black, and 15 have been Hispanic.

Many of the kidney transplant recipients had an underlying situation: 34 had hypertension, 25 had diabetes mellitus and 6 had coronary heart illness.

The commonest preliminary symptom was fever (in 21 sufferers), and diarrhea was recorded for eight of the sufferers. Twenty-eight sufferers (78 p.c) have been admitted to the hospital.

Eleven sufferers (39 p.c) obtained mechanical air flow, and 6 sufferers (21 p.c) obtained renal substitute remedy.

At a median follow-up of 21 days, 10 of the 36 kidney transplant recipients studied (28 p.c) had died. Seven of the 11 sufferers who have been placed on a ventilator (64 p.c) died.

At 21 days, reported dying charge amongst sufferers with COVID-19 within the basic inhabitants is 1 p.c to five p.c, a lot decrease than the 28 p.c amongst kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19, the letter states.

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