Characteristic | Donors (n=51) |
Age (years, mean±SD) | 63.9 (±10.9) |
Gender (M/F) | 36/15 |
Cause of death: | |
Cancer | 28 (55%) |
HF | 13 (26%) |
Aspiration pneumonia | 2 (4%) |
MOF | 2 (4%) |
ARDS | 2 (4%) |
Cirrhosis | 1 (2%) |
Polytrauma | 1 (2%) |
Suicide | 1 (2%) |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 (2%) |
Influenza-like symptoms | 12 (24%) |
Premortem positive nasopharyngeal swab-test | 20 (39%) |
SARS-CoV-2 sgRNA (n=20)* | 3 (15%) |
*sgRNA testing applies to nasopharyngeal swab specimens, not corneal tissues or storage media.
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; F, female; HF, heart failure; M, male; MOF, multiorgan failure; sgRNA, subgenomic RNA.