Table 5 Mortality.

From: Stem cell-based therapy for COVID-19 and ARDS: a systematic review

Mortality MSC (death/n)

Mortality in control (death/n)

Reason of death

Articles

4/31

NA

Complications of COVID-19

11

1/1

NA

Septic shock after empyema

13

1/12

7/12

MSC: acute respiratory failure

Placebo: multiple organ failure (6) and respiratory failure (1)

14

2/5

NA

Acute renal failure

Cardiomyopathy and liver failure

Bacterial pneumonia

Complications of COVID-19

16

0/12

3/29

Complications of COVID-19

18

2/16

NA

Bacterial pneumonia and septic shock

Complications of COVID-19

21

2/9

NA

Multiple organ failure

Respiratory arrest

26

15/40

5/20

MSC: cardiopulmonary arrest (1)

Multiple organ failure

Not specified

27

1/5

10/18

MSC: multiple organ failure

Placebo: acute liver dysfunction (4); multiorgan failure (3); palliative care (2); cerebral bleeding (1)

28

4/24

NA

Complications of COVID-19

29

1/1

NA

Multiple organ failure

30

1/6

2/6

MSC: multiple organ failure

Placebo: multiple organ failure and sepsis

31

2/13

NA

Massive gastrointestinal bleeding due to a gastric ulcer

Secondary fungal pneumonia

32

5/20

4/10

Not specified

33

0/7

1/3

Not specified

34

5/11

NA

Multiple organ failure

Cardiac arrest

38

1/1

NA

Lung transplant rejection

63