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In the eye of the hurricane: the Swiss COVID-19 pandemic stepwise shutdown approach in organ donation and transplantation.

Authors :
Immer F
Benden C
Elmer A
Krügel N
Nyfeler S
Nebiker M
Wilhlem M
Hirzel C
Source :
Swiss medical weekly [Swiss Med Wkly] 2020 Dec 31; Vol. 150, pp. w20447. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 31 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The Swiss stepwise shutdown approach in organ donation and transplantation helped to maintain a limited national organ procurement and vital organ transplant activity, avoiding a complete nationwide shutdown of organ donation and transplant activity.&nbsp.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1424-3997
Volume :
150
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Swiss medical weekly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33382904
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20447