Successful liver transplantation in patients with active SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Am J Transplant
; 22(11): 2694-2696, 2022 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1932268
ABSTRACT
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially impacted solid organ transplantation, including temporary inactivation of waitlist candidates with COVID-19 infection. We report two cases of liver transplantation (LT) in individuals with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. The first patient is a 68-year-old female with decompensated cirrhosis complicated by worsening frailty and sarcopenia. The second patient is a 22-year-old female with acute liver failure likely secondary to drug/toxin exposure. Both patients were treated with COVID-19-directed therapies and neither patient developed symptomatic disease. These cases demonstrate that LT can be safely performed in select patients with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection at the time of transplant.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Liver Transplantation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Transplant
Journal subject:
Transplantation
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ajt.17134
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