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Monday, August 30, 2021

Huge decrease in organ transplants as Covid took hold across world

UK and international studies show the impact pandemic has had on health services and patients

The number of solid organ transplants fell dramatically around the world between 2019 and 2020, researchers have found, highlighting the widespread impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on health services and patients.

As the pandemic surged, hospitals were forced to delay potentially life-saving organ transplant surgery, because of resources such as intensive care beds being needed for Covid patients and because of concerns including whether it was safe to treat transplant recipients in hospital.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3kwdEKo

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