Solid organ transplantation from donors with recent or current SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Solid-organ transplantation (SOT) from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors could be a life-saving opportunity worth grasping. We perform a systematic review to evaluate the recipient outcomes of SOT from donors with recent or current SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods

Search strategy was performed in PubMed, Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register, and Web of Science databases from the 1^st of January 2019 to the 31^st of December 2021. SOT adult recipients from a donor with past or current SARS-CoV-2 infection were elegible for inclusion. Outcomes were viral transmission, COVID-19 symptoms, mortality, hospital stay, and complications. PROSPERO Register Number: CRD42022303242 FINDINGS: Sixty-nine recipients received 48 kidneys, 18 livers and 3 hearts from 57 donors

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Reviejo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9074299 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature