Table 4: Summarizes most important study points.
|
Main points in our study |
Number of LTx recipients |
Percentage |
|
Total number of LTx recipients in our center
|
255 |
100% |
|
COVID-19 cases classification |
||
|
Number of COVID-19 cases |
21 |
8.23% |
|
Confirmed cases by PCR |
17 |
80.5% |
|
Suspected cased by labs and imaging |
4 |
19% |
|
Duration since Ltx |
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|
Long term survivors (> 12 months) |
19 |
90.4% |
|
Recent Ltx recipients (< 12 months) |
2 |
9.5% |
|
Graft function during COVID-19 infection |
||
|
Stable |
19 |
90% |
|
Chronic rejection |
1 |
4.7% |
|
Biliary stricture |
3 |
14.2% |
|
Other comorbidities |
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|
Diabetes |
2 |
9.5% |
|
Hypertension |
1 |
4.6% |
|
Smoking |
0 |
0% |
|
Obesity |
0 |
0% |
|
Needs hospitalization? |
||
|
Yes? |
9 |
42.6% |
|
Oxygen therapy? |
3 |
14.2% |
|
ICU admission? |
1 |
4.6% |
|
Mechanical ventilation? |
1 |
4.6% |
|
Inotropes/Renal replacement therapy |
1 |
4.6% |
|
No? |
12 |
57% |
|
WHO assesment scale (0 = no infection 1 = no limitation of activities 2 = limitation of activities 3 = hospitalized, no oxygen therapy 4 = oxygen by mask or nasal prong 5 = non-invasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen 6 = intubation and mechanical ventilation 7 = ventilation + additional organ support 8 = death) |
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|
1 |
6 |
28% |
|
2 |
5 |
23% |
|
3 |
7 |
33.3% |
|
4 |
2 |
9.5% |
|
7 |
1 |
4.6% |
|
CT chest (0 = Normal 1 = Ground glass/consolidation 2 = Crazy paving 3 = Vascular thickening 4 = All those findings) |
||
|
0 |
5 |
23% |
|
1 |
4 |
19% |
|
2 |
2 |
9.5% |
|
3 |
3 |
14% |
|
4 |
1 |
4.6% |
|
5 |
6 |
28% |
|
Outcome |
||
|
Improved |
20 |
95% |
|
Mortality |
1 |
4.6% |
|
Immunosuppressive therapy |
||
|
Stop |
2 |
9.5% |
|
Reduce dose |
2 |
9.5% |
|
Continue same dose |
17 |
80% |