Method for determining predictor factor for worse outcomes in kidney transplant recipients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 in a systematic review and meta-analysis research

Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa; Ronald Sugianto; I Gusti Agung Ayu Andra Yusari; Pande Made Wisnu Tirtayasa; Gerhard Reinaldi Situmorang; Nur Rasyid; Arry Rodjani; Besut Daryanto; Kurnia Penta Seputra; Paksi Satyagraha

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2023.102250

Method for determining predictor factor for worse outcomes in kidney transplant recipients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 in a systematic review and meta-analysis research

MethodsX. 2023 Dec:11:102250. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102250. Epub 2023 Jun 11.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Prof. Dr. I.G.N.G Ngoerah General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.
² Medical Doctor Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia.
³ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Universitas Udayana Teaching Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.
⁴ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁵ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia.

Abstract

The systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted for COVID-19 infections in kidney transplant patients. Recent research on this topic was still scarce and limited meta-analysis research discussion, specific to some risks or treatment in kidney transplantation patients with COVID-19 infection. Therefore, this article demonstrated the fundamental steps to conducting systematic review and meta-analysis studies to derive a pooled estimate of predictor factors of worse outcomes in kidney transplant patients with positive for the SARS-CoV- 2 test•PICOT Framework to determine the research scope•PRISMA strategy for study selection•Forest Plot for meta-analysis study.

Keywords: COVID-19; Kidney transplant; Meta-analysis; Method; Outcome; PRISMA systematic reviews and Forest Plot Meta-analysis to determine predictor factor for worse outcome; Risk factor; Systematic review.