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Informing the Risk of Kidney Transplantation Versus Remaining on the Waitlist in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era #MMPMID33173838
Clarke C; Lucisano G; Prendecki M; Gleeson S; Martin P; Ali M; McAdoo SP; Lightstone L; Ashby D; Charif R; Griffith M; McLean A; Dor F; Willicombe M
Kidney Int Rep 2021[Jan]; 6 (1): 46-55 PMID33173838show ga
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 was more commonly diagnosed in the waitlist patients (P = 0.001), who were more likely to be tested by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (P = 0.0004). Once infection was confirmed, mortality risk was higher in the transplant patients (P = 0.015). The seroprevalence in dialysis and transplant patients with undetected infection was 18.3% and 4.6%, respectively (P = 0.0001). After adjusting for potential screening bias, the relative risk of death after a diagnosis of COVID-19 remained higher in transplant recipients (hazard ratio = 3.36 [95% confidence interval = 1.19-9.50], P = 0.022). CONCLUSIONS: Although COVID-19 infection was more common in the waitlist patients, a higher COVID-19?associated mortality rate was seen in the transplant recipients, resulting in comparable overall mortality rates.