771800login-checkUse of kidneys from COVID-positive donors has increased, not linked to worse outcomes |
By Justin Cooper
Kidneys from donors with COVID-19 history are not associated with worse transplant outcomes and are used at higher rates now than earlier in the pandemic, according to a study presented at ASN Kidney Week.
“Every possible strategy to increase the organ pool is important, including using organs from patients infected with COVID-19,” Mengmeng Ji, PhD, MS, MBBS, lead author of the study, told Healio. Read the full article in Healio.
771800login-checkUse of kidneys from COVID-positive donors has increased, not linked to worse outcomes |