Exacerbation of Racial Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Neeraj Singh, Ruixin Li, Tarek Alhamad, Mark A. Schnitzler, Roslyn B. Mannon, Mona D. Doshi, Kenneth J. Woodside, Benjamin Hippen, Matthew Cooper, Jon J. Snyder, David A. Axelrod, Krista L. Lentine
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic profoundly impacted transplant services, with a particularly strong impact on living donor kidney transplantation.The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have disproportionately impacted Black patients' access to living donor kidney transplantation.As the pandemic evolves through surges and vaccine acceptance disparities persist, ongoing attention to transplant disparities is needed.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineKidney transplantationExacerbationTransplantation2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineCoronavirusDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyImmunologyInternal medicineOutbreakRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsOrgan Donation and TransplantationCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction