Findings seen for recipients across solid organ transplant types
Lung Transplants From COVID-19-Positive Donors May Be Feasible
Data from 47 carefully selected transplants show early posttransplant outcomes are similar to those seen with COVID-19-negative donors
Heart Transplant Survival Affected With COVID-19-Positive Donor Organs
Increased mortality seen at six months and one year for heart transplant from donors with active COVID-19
Transplant of Organs From SARS-CoV-2-Positive Donors Safe
Outcomes for hospital length of stay, 30-day mortality, 30-day graft loss similar for nucleic acid test-positive and -negative donors
Wait Times for Pediatric Heart Transplants Longer During Pandemic
Despite longer waiting list times, graft and recipient survival maintained and waiting list mortality unchanged
Drop Seen in Transplantation in 2020 With COVID-19 Pandemic
Decrease noted in transplants and in waitlist registrations for transplants compared with those expected
AUA: Kidney Transplants From COVID-19-Infected Donors Are Safe
Recipient outcomes similar to kidneys from noninfected donors
Vaccination Cuts Severe COVID-19 Risk in Heart Transplant Patients
COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with heart transplant-specific adverse events
Survival High With Lung Transplant for COVID-19-Associated ARDS
No patients demonstrated antibody-mediated rejection; all recipients alive at follow-up
Hospital Defends Decision to Deny Heart Transplant to Unvaccinated Man
Other U.S. hospitals have also faced criticism for denying transplants to patients who were not vaccinated against COVID-19