作者
Francesco Aiello, Federico Genzano Besso, Giulio Pocobelli, Gabriele Gallo Afflitto, Rossella Anna Maria Colabelli Gisoldi, Carlo Nucci, Diego Ponzin, Italian Society Eye Bank Group (SIBO). Bonci Paola Calabrò Giuseppe Ceccuzzi Roberto Corneli Massimiliano Genitti Germano Giannarini Claudio Mistò Raffaela Pocobelli Augusto Tortori Achille Venzano Davide
发表日期
2021/12
期刊
Cell and Tissue Banking
卷号
22
期号
4
页码范围
697-702
出版商
Springer Netherlands
简介
To investigate the impact of Coronavirus Disease-2019 lockdown on the Italian Eye Bank organization. In this national retrospective, multicentric, cohort study, data from the Italian Eye Bank during both the lockdown and the first month after the lockdown period were retrieved. We compared the Italian Eye Bank metrics with the same timeframe of 2019 and 2018. Data from 13 out of 13 (100%) Italian Eye Banks were included in the analysis. A statistically significant reduction in the number of donor corneas retrieved in 2020 was found as compared to the same period in 2019 and in 2018, respectively (2020 = 1284; 2019 = 3088; 2018 = 3221; ANOVA: p < 0.0001). Only 534 corneas have been distributed by Eye Banks during the COVID-19-lockdown period (2020 = 534; 2019 = 1220; 2018 = 1237. ANOVA: p < 0.0001). Similarly, the number of wasted corneas due to postponed or cancelled surgeries …
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