[HTML][HTML] The global impact of COVID-19 on solid organ transplantation: two years into a pandemic

A Nimmo, D Gardiner, I Ushiro-Lumb, R Ravanan… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a major global
impact on solid organ transplantation (SOT). An estimated 16% global reduction in …

Impact of COVID-19 on liver transplant recipients–A systematic review and meta-analysis

AV Kulkarni, HV Tevethia, M Premkumar, JP Arab… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Immunosuppression and comorbidities increase the risk of severe coronavirus
disease-2019 (COVID-19) in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. The outcomes of …

[HTML][HTML] Early diagnosis and prevention of infections in cirrhosis

AV Kulkarni, M Premkumar, JP Arab… - Seminars in Liver …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Strategies to prevent infection and improve outcomes in patients with cirrhosis. HAV,
hepatitis A virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; COVID-19, novel coronavirus disease 2019; NSBB …

Clinical outcomes in COVID-19 and cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

P Middleton, C Hsu… - BMJ Open …, 2021 - bmjopengastro.bmj.com
Background COVID-19 continues to pose a significant healthcare challenge throughout the
world. Comorbidities including diabetes and hypertension are associated with a significantly …

Liver transplantation for post-COVID-19 sclerosing cholangitis

A Lee, AN Wein, MBM Doyle… - BMJ Case Reports …, 2021 - casereports.bmj.com
Since identified in December 2019, COVID-19 has remained a pandemic across the globe.
Although primarily a respiratory illness, the impact of COVID-19 on other end organs has …

Poor immune response to coronavirus disease vaccines in decompensated cirrhosis patients and liver transplant recipients

AV Kulkarni, S Jaggaiahgari, S Iyengar, V Simhadri… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims Recent studies have reported poor humoral immune response to
mRNA vaccines in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). However, the immunogenicity …

When you need to dive in the deep end—Transplanting SARS‐CoV‐2 PCR+ recipients

S Zavala, C DeLaurentis, JG Aaron… - Transplant Infectious …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is an ongoing need to understand whether transplantation during acute Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID‐19) can be performed safely, especially when urgent transplant is …

Coronavirus disease-2019 and implications on the liver

PT Campbell, OK Fix - Clinics in Liver Disease, 2023 - liver.theclinics.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that
is responsible for causing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). SARS-CoV-2 was first …

Solid organ transplantation in SARS-CoV-2 recovered transplant candidates: a comprehensive review of recent literature

V Kute, HS Meshram, VA Fleetwood… - Current Transplantation …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
continues to surge, determining the safety and timing of proceeding with solid organ …

Update on Covid-19: vaccines, timing of transplant after COVID-19 infection and use of positive donors

CA Boutin, M Alamri, MG Ison - Current opinion in organ …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Our transplant recipients require a three-dose mRNA or adenovirus-vector and one dose of
mRNA vaccine to be optimally protected initially; they then need to receive a bivalent …