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    The Lancet Public Health: During the COVID-19 pandemic, global organ transplants have been reduced by a third

    • Last Update: 2021-09-13
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    According to a new study presented today at the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT) conference in 2021, during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of solid organ transplants worldwide has dropped by 31% compared to the previous year


    According to model calculations, the slowing down of transplantation has led to a loss of more than 48,000 years of life for patients


    This study used data from 22 countries on four continents and revealed that transplantation plans have undergone major changes due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.


    Compared with 2019, almost all countries will experience the largest reduction in kidney transplantation in 2020


    The study, published in Lancet Public Health, highlights how some countries manage to maintain the number of transplant operations, while the number of transplants in other countries has dropped significantly compared to the previous year


    Olivier Aubert, an assistant professor at the Paris Transplantation Research Center, said: "The first wave of COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the number of transplants in many countries, affecting the waiting list of patients, and regrettably causing a lot of loss of life


    Professor Alexandre Loupy, Director of the Transplantation Research Center in Paris, further stated: “Compared with deceased donor transplants, living donor transplants have reduced more because of the large amount of resources and planning


    "Obviously, there are many indirect deaths related to COVID-19.


    It is estimated that the life loss of patients waiting for kidney transplantation is 37,664 years, the life loss of patients waiting for liver transplantation is 7,370 years, the life loss of patients waiting for lung transplantation is 1,799 years, and the life loss of patients waiting for heart transplantation is 1,406 years.


    Dr.


    "Understanding how different countries and medical systems respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19 can contribute to improving pandemic preparedness, how to safely maintain transplant programs, and provide patients with life-saving procedures


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    COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide organ transplantation: a population-based study


    Published: August 30, 2021 DOI: https://doi.


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