Kumar, Deepali; Manuel, Oriol; Natori, Yoichiro; Egawa, Hiroto; Grossi, Paolo; Han, Sang-Hoon; Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario; Humar, Atul
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
2020Mar ; 18 ( 1 ) :.
PMID : 32202064
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Kumar, Deepali - Transplant Infectious Diseases, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network.
Manuel, Oriol - Infectious Diseases Service and Transplantation Center, Lausanne University
Natori, Yoichiro - Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, USA.
Egawa, Hiroto - Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Grossi, Paolo - Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University
Han, Sang-Hoon - Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei
Fernandez-Ruiz, Mario - Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario "12 de Octubre", Instituto de
Humar, Atul - Transplant Infectious Diseases, Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly evolved and changed our way of life in an unprecedented manner. The emergence of COVID-19 has impacted transplantation worldwide. The impact has not been just restricted to issues pertaining to donors or recipients, but also health-care resource utilization as the intensity of cases in certain jurisdictions exceeds available capacity. Here we provide a personal viewpoint representing different jurisdictions from around the world in order to outline the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on organ transplantation. Based on our collective experience, we discuss mitigation strategies such as donor screening, resource planning, and a staged approach to transplant volume considerations as local resource issues demand. We also discuss issues related to transplant-related research during the pandemic, the role of transplant infectious diseases, and the influence of transplant societies for education and disseminating current information. CI - ??2020 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
clinical decision-making; clinical research/practice; donors and donation: donor-derived infections; infection and infectious agents - viral; infectious disease; organ transplantation in general
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