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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;20(11):2973-2974.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16235. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Unforeseen consequences of the COVID pandemic

John Bucuvalas  1 , Jennifer C Lai  2
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Editorial

Unforeseen consequences of the COVID pandemic

John Bucuvalas et al. Am J Transplant. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

The COVID pandemic has impacted solid organ transplantation in unanticipated ways, including organ donation and procurement. Ahmed et al's article is on page 3081.

Keywords: donors and donation: deceased; editorial/personal viewpoint; organ acceptance; organ procurement and allocation; organ procurement organization; organ transplantation in general.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.

Comment on

  • Organ donation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Ahmed O, Brockmeier D, Lee K, Chapman WC, Doyle MBM. Ahmed O, et al. Am J Transplant. 2020 Nov;20(11):3081-3088. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16199. Epub 2020 Aug 29. Am J Transplant. 2020. PMID: 32659028 Free PMC article.

References

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    1. Ahmed O, Brockmeier D, Lee K, Chapman WC, Doyle MB. Organ donation during the COVID‐19 pandemic [published online ahead of print 2020]. Am J Transplant. 10.1111/ajt.16199 - DOI - PMC - PubMed