Impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplant outcomes: An 8-year study from the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00843989%3A_____%2F25%3AE0112101" target="_blank" >RIV/00843989:_____/25:E0112101 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61988987:17110/25:A2603CKT RIV/61989100:27240/25:10260021
Result on the web
<a href="https://annalsoftransplantation.com/abstract/index/idArt/950961" target="_blank" >https://annalsoftransplantation.com/abstract/index/idArt/950961</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AOT.950961" target="_blank" >10.12659/AOT.950961</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplant outcomes: An 8-year study from the Czech Republic
Original language description
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted transplant programs worldwide. Transplant recipients are especially vulnerable to the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection due to immunosuppression. This study assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on kidney transplant outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a single-center, retrospective cohort study of the kidney transplant program in the Czech Republic. The analysis included 145 recipients transplanted from 138 donors between 2015 and 2022. Cohorts were defined by donor procurement before the pandemic (n=94) or during the pandemic (n=44). The analysis focused on short- and long-term graft and patient outcomes of both groups. RESULTS: No significant differences were found in postoperative kidney graft function (P=0.160) or overall survival before and during the pandemic. The 1- and 3-year survival rates before the pandemic were 96.0% and 90.9%. During the pandemic, they were 97.8% at both time points (P=0.092). Deathcensored failure-free survival was 95.9% and 90.4% at 1 and 3 years before the pandemic versus 95.6% at 1 and 3 years during the pandemic, respectively (P=0.377). Estimated glomerular filtration rate at 7 days (P=0.233) and 1 month (P=0.893) did not differ between vaccinated and non-vaccinated recipients. CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic had no significant impact on the short- or long-term outcomes of the kidney transplantation program. These data support sustaining standard kidney transplantation programs during health crises.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30213 - Transplantation
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Annals of transplantation
ISSN
1425-9524
e-ISSN
2329-0358
Volume of the periodical
30
Issue of the periodical within the volume
article e950961
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
1-9
UT code for WoS article
001654564300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105026323716