National survey on deceased donor organ transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

ConclusionAlthough the COVID-19 pandemic has had less impact in Japan than in other countries, it has affected transplantation activity significantly, suspending transplantation surgeries in 48% of the transplantation centers, including 78% of the kidney transplantation centers, and reducing the number of organ donations to 61% of the year-on-year average.
Source: Surgery Today - Category: Surgery Source Type: research