Clinical Features and Outcomes of Hospitalized Solid Organ Transplant and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients with Sars- CoV-2 Infection in the Midwestern United States: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

ABSTRACT

Purpose: Immunocompromised hosts are at risk for severe complications or death from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Few studies describe the clinical features, outcomes and treatment strategies in this population across multiple sites. Method(s) A multi-center retrospective analysis from academic medical centers in the Midwestern US was conducted for hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Data was collected electronically using standardized intake and 28-day follow up case report forms. The centers included Northwestern University, University of Nebraska, Cleveland Clinic, University of Chicago, Indiana University and University of Kansas. Result(s) The cohort included 272 patients hospitalized from March 2020 to November 2021. Demographics are in Table 1. Mean admission was 6.84 +/- 6.42 days after symptom onset. The most commonly reported symptoms were cough (71.4%), dyspnea (59.6%), fatigue (55.3%), fever (54.9%), and diarrhea (43.9%). Admission CXR had pneumonia in 31.6%;63% with multifocal or patchy opacities. 87 patients had a chest CT;72 (82.7%) showed pneumonia. 97 patients (36.1%) required ICU admission. Treatments included remdesivir (58.5%), dexamethasone (54.4%), convalescent plasma (3.0%), IL-6 inhibitor (4.5%). Immunosuppression management included holding (44.2%) or decreasing (26.6%) the dose of antimetabolite. 76 patients (28.3%) had documented bacterial co-infection, in blood (34.1%), lung (30.6%) and urine (30.6%). 6 (2.2%) patients experienced rejection within 30 days and 8 patients (3.0%) developed CMV viremia. 26 patients (9.7%) died by day 28. Conclusion(s) This cohort had high rates of ICU admission (36.1%), bacterial coinfection (28.3%), rehospitalization (31.5%) and mortality (9.7%).