Organ Donation and Transplantation in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Consequences and Challenges for an Emerging Country

ABSTRACT

The SARS-CoV 2 outbreak is one of the most important events of public health around the world;this disease has affected millions of people, has killed over 430.000 people and has increased the needed of intensive care unit beds around the world. During the pandemic the world has seen a decline in the organ donation and transplantation activities, Colombian transplant model has been affected too. This paper wants to show the current situation of organ donation and transplantation during SARS-CoV 2 pandemic and explore some dilemmas around organ donation and transplantation for emerging countries.