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KMID : 0361120200340020071
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Korean Journal of Transplantation
2020 Volume.34 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.77
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Transplantation in Asia during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic: briefs from member countries of the Asian Society of Transplantation
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Kee Terence
Jeong Jong-Cheol
Ha Jong-Won
Rashid Harun Ur
Ma Maggie K.M.
Kute Vivek
Yuzawa Kenji
Yahya Rosnawati
Ahmad Ghazali
Od-Erdene Lkhaakhuu
Shah Dibya Singh
Danguilan Romina A
Ahn Curie
Rana Devinder Singh
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Abstract
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The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected 1,029,968 people in Asia as of May 16, 2020. Although Asia was the first continent to be affected, many countries in the region continue to battle COVID-19, which challenges the way transplant programs provide their services. Given the diversity of healthcare systems in Asia, the countermeasures in response to COVID-19 are as potentially diverse. This review reports the experiences of transplant services in member countries of the Asian Society of Transplantation (AST) as well as provides a platform for sharing of best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. AST invited member countries to provide a short description of their transplant experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whenever information is available, countries were asked to provide information on COVID-19 related statistics, status of transplant programs, mitigation measures taken to prevent COVID-19, and other areas of transplant programs impacted by COVID-19. Ten countries responded to the invitation of which seven still have active transplant programs at varying levels of activity. All countries have protocols for donor/recipient screening and countermeasures to prevent COVID-19 infections in recipients and healthcare providers. Interestingly, these countries report only 16 transplant recipients with COVID-19 infection but no cases of donor-transmitted COVID-19 infection. Despite the diversity of healthcare systems in Asia, transplant centers in Asia have taken appropriate precautions to avoid COVID-19 infections, though the long-term impact of COVID-19 remains unclear.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Transplantation, Asia, Donation, Surgery, Infections
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