Excess Mortality in Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal—A Cohort Study

Excess Mortality in Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal—A Cohort Study

The COVID-19 pandemic increased morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in the Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipient (KTR/KPTR) population. Aiming at assessing the absolute and relative excess mortality (EM) in a Portuguese KTR/KPTR cohort, we conducted a retrospective observationa...

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Main Authors: Miguel T. Coimbra, José A. T. S. Francisco, Joana C. Freitas, Renata V. Carvalho, Sara R. B. Vilela, Catarina I. C. D. Ribeiro, José L. C. S. L. Silvano, Sofia Pedroso, Manuela Almeida, La Salete Martins, Jorge Malheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Transplant International
Subjects:
excess mortality
kidney transplant
COVID-19
mortality
pancreas allograft
Online Access:https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/ti.2023.11655/full

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