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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2022

Utilization of a SARS-CoV-2-positive donor for liver transplantation.

Anji E Wall, Gregory J McKenna, Nicholas Onaca, Richard Ruiz, Johanna Bayer, Hoylan Fernandez, Eric Martinez, Amar Gupta, Medhat Askar, Cedric W Spak and 1 more

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Post-COVID-19 cholangiopathy: Systematic review.World journal of methodology · 2023
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  2. Organ transplantation using COVID-19-positive deceased donors.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022
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  3. Low risk high reward: What should we worry about with coronavirus disease 2019 positive donors?Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anji E WallBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7359-1337
Gregory J McKennaBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Nicholas OnacaBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Richard RuizBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Johanna BayerBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Hoylan FernandezBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Eric MartinezBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Amar GuptaBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Medhat AskarBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Cedric W SpakBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Giuliano TestaBaylor Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas.
Baylor University Medical Center · USTexas A&M Health Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver transplantation rates have been negatively affected by the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Current practice in the liver transplant community is to avoid utilizing SARS-CoV-2-positive donors for liver transplantation unless there is a compelling reason such as recipient illness severity. In this case, we report the use of a donor who had a positive exposure to and symptom history for COVID-19 and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on admission for a liver transplant recipient with primary sclerosing cholangitis and a Model of End-Stage Liver Disease score of 23 with no known COVID-19 exposures. We focus on the decision to accept this particular organ, as well as the discussion with the recipient about the unknowns of disease transmission and risk associated with this donor. The current case argues that transplant programs should begin to consider low-risk donors with positive SARS-CoV-2 testing for recipients who have the potential to benefit from liver transplantation, which may not only be those with the most severe illness.

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COVID-19liver allocationliver transplantation

Identifiers

PMID34970035
PMCPMC8682856
OpenAlexW3206181089

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