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Review
. 2020 Jul;12(7):404-408.
doi: 10.14740/jocmr4223. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

The Impact of COVID-19 Global Pandemic on Morbidity and Mortality of Liver Transplant Recipients Children and Adults: A Systematic Review of Case Series

Paschalis Gavriilidis  1 , Madhava Pai  1
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The Impact of COVID-19 Global Pandemic on Morbidity and Mortality of Liver Transplant Recipients Children and Adults: A Systematic Review of Case Series

Paschalis Gavriilidis et al. J Clin Med Res. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) changed the surgical everyday practice overnight. Currently, the first articles reporting outcomes of liver transplant recipients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are published. The aim of the present study was to summarise the existing evidence of impact of COVID-19 global pandemic on liver transplant recipients. Electronic databases were searched in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items in Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Five studies were selected from a pool of 12 studies with a total of 854 liver transplant recipients of whom 700 were children and the rest 154 were adults. The present evidence, based on case reports and series demonstrated lower mortality in liver transplant recipients compared to general population.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Liver transplant recipients; Liver transplantation; Severe respiratory disease.

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All named authors hereby declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.

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