Emergency management for kidney transplantation in the epidemic period of coronavirus disease 2019.
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2020.200196
- Author:
Chunhua FANG
1
;
Liping WANG
2
;
Manhua NIE
2
;
Yajie LIU
2
;
Jin HUANG
3
;
Xubiao XIE
4
Author Information
1. Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. fangchunhua@csu.edu.cn.
2. Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
3. Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. huangjin71@csu.edu.cn.
4. Department of Kidney Transplantation, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. xiexubiao@csu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
coronavirus disease 2019;
kidney transplantation;
management;
pneumonia
- MeSH:
Betacoronavirus;
Coronavirus Infections;
epidemiology;
prevention & control;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation;
Pandemics;
prevention & control;
Pneumonia, Viral;
epidemiology;
prevention & control;
Retrospective Studies;
Tertiary Care Centers;
Transplant Recipients;
Waiting Lists
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2020;45(5):495-500
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To summarize the emergency management of the kidney transplantation for a large tertiary first-class hospital in response to the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
METHODS:The clinical data of inpatients in the Department of Kidney Transplantation from January 24, 2020 to February 29, 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we conducted telephone, Wechat follow-up, and online education for kidney transplant recipients and patients on waiting-list for kidney transplantation one by one. We also strictly screened for COVID-19 in outpatients. To guarantee the security of medical staff and recipients and to reduce the transmission risk of COVID-19, we have made detailed approaches to prevent COVID-19, which mainly included 6 aspects of preventive approaches, such as kidney transplant clinic, kidney transplant ward, patients on waiting-list for kidney transplantation, kidney transplant operation, medical staff self-protection, and postoperative follow-up of kidney transplant recipients.
RESULTS:There were altogether 47 inpatients which included 20 recipients who had just received kidney transplantation in the meantime, 2 577 kidney transplant recipients, 1 689 patients on waiting-list for kidney transplantation, and 794 outpatients in our hospital. No case of COVID-19 occurred in this period.
CONCLUSIONS:Through strictly implementing proactive and preventive approaches, we avoid the occurrence of COVID-19 in carrying out kidney transplantation in the epidemic period.
