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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the performance of organ transplant services using data envelopment analysis
Abstract Organ transplant is one of the best options for many medical conditions, and in many cases, it may be the only treatment option. Recent evidence suggests, however, that the COVID-19 pandemic might have detrimentally affected the provision of this type of healthcare services. The main purpose of this article is to use Data Envelopment Analysis and the Malmquist Index to assess the impact that the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 had on the provision of solid organ transplant services. To this purpose, we use three complementary models, each focusing on specific aspects of the organ donation and...
Source: Health Care Management Science - April 26, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

One-year impact of COVID-19 pandemic on renal replacement therapy and kidney transplantation in a tertiary center in Southern Brazil
CONCLUSION: In the study period, patients on RRT and KTRs presented a high incidence of COVID-19 and high COVID-19-related lethality. The impact on the patients on the transplant waiting list was less pronounced. The lethality rate observed in both cohorts seems to be related to age, comorbidities, and disease severity.PMID:36112724 | DOI:10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2022-0034en
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Nefrologia - September 16, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pedro do Valle Teichmann Marina Oliboni Moschetta Rodrigo Fontanive Franco Alessandra Rosa Vicari G érson Luiz da Silva Nunes Maria Angela Kalil Nader Lazzaretti Miriam Gressler Gomes Silvia Maria Dorigoni Paulo Roberto Dall'Agnol Adriana Klafke Fernando Source Type: research

The impact of COVID-19 on kidney transplant activities in Brazil: a descriptive study
CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected Brazil and had a significant negative impact on KT activities in the country.PMID:36043676 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0956.R1.29042022
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - August 31, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Reginaldo Passoni Bruno Gadonski Ariana Rodrigues da Silva Carvalho Tain á Veras de Sanders Freitas Luis Alberto Batista Peres Source Type: research

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