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The impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplantation

Date:

10/15/2020

Citation:

Alasfar S, Avery RK. The impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplantation. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2020 Oct;16(10):568-569. doi: 10.1038/s41581-020-00340-z. PMID: 32788747; PMCID: PMC8848987.

Abstract

Management of kidney transplant recipients requires a sustainable infrastructure that can provide reliable medical care both before and after transplantation. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted transplant referral and listing processes, led to decreases in the numbers of transplant procedures and resulted in changes in practice for pre- and post-transplantation management and follow-up.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32788747/