Challenges in liver transplantation in the context of a major pandemic

Table 1 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in liver transplant recipients

Ref.	Origin of study population	Number of patients	Hospital admission (%)	ICU admission (%)	Mortality (%)	Risk factors for mortality
Belli et al[31]	Europe	243	84	19	20	Age > 70, diabetes mellitus, CKD
Colmenero et al[24]	Spain	111	86.5	10.8	18	MMF
Webb et al[29]	International (18 countries)	151	82	28	19	Age, creatinine, non-liver cancer
Kates et al[25]	United States	482 SOT (73 liver)	78	31	20.5	Age > 65, heart and lung comorbidities, obesity
Rabiee et al[26]	United States	112	72.3	26.8	22.3	Liver injury
Ravanan et al[28]	United Kingdom	597 SOT			25.8	Age
Becchetti et al[32]	Europe	57	72		12	Cancer
Becchetti et al[33]	Systematic review	1076	65	23	12.5	Middle-aged men, metabolic comorbidities

ICU: Intensive care unit; CKD: Chronic kidney disease; MMF: Mycophenolate mofetil; SOT: Solid organ transplant.