COVID-19 in liver transplant recipients: preliminary data from the ELITA/ELTR registry.

Whether liver transplant recipients are at a particularly high risk for critical COVID-19 needs clarification. To date, data are scarce1, 2, 3, 4 and results conflicting. On March 30, 2020, the European Liver and Intestine Transplantation Association (ELITA) sent out a call to establish a COVID-19 registry for liver transplant recipients to 149 liver transplant centres affiliated to the European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) located in 30 European countries. 114 (77%) centres responded to the call, with 56 (49%) of these having observed cases of COVID-19 in their liver transplant recipients. [...