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ArticleTransplantation proceedings

Global Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Era on Kidney Transplantation Activities: Analysis of WHO Data.

Murat Ferhat Ferhatoglu, Ali Ilker Filiz, Osman Z Sahin, Alp Gurkan

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Murat Ferhat FerhatogluIstanbul Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: ferhatferhatoglu@yahoo.co.uk.
Ali Ilker FilizDepartment of General Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Osman Z SahinIstanbul Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nephrology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Alp GurkanIstanbul Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Okan University · TRBaşkent University · TR

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Abstract

backgroundUncertainty raises questions in kidney transplant during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic regarding the recipient, the donor, and health care professionals. The pandemic not only has disrupted kidney transplanted patients but also has influenced transplant systems, donation chains, and timely and safe transplant surgeries. In the present study, we aimed to explore the global effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on kidney transplant.

methodsWe collected transplantation statistics and SARS-CoV-2 pandemic data from the World Health Organization website on June 15, 2021. Spearman correlation analysis was applied to assess the strength of a monotonic relationship among quantitative variables. We also demonstrated the clinical characteristics of our kidney recipients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

resultsComparison of the mean of global kidney transplantation statistics between 2010 and 2019 with 2020 statistics showed a significant decrease in kidney transplant from living donors (P < .001). From the beginning of the pandemic to June 15, 2021, 1 of the 43 kidney transplant patients we treated in our clinic died of SARS-CoV-2 infection after discharge. Two of the patients we transplanted and saw in follow-up before the pandemic died of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

conclusionWhile the overall kidney transplant numbers have increased in the year to date, kidney transplants decreased drastically at the onset of the pandemic.

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COVID-19Kidney TransplantationHumansLiving DonorsSARS-CoV-2Transplant RecipientsWorld Health Organization

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