Management of transplant patients outside hospital during COVID-19 epidemic: A Chinese experience

Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;22(5):e13327. doi: 10.1111/tid.13327. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an increasing challenge for transplant community. Aggressive management measures are conductive to improve compliance and to lower the risk of intra-hospital infection. In this Personal Viewpoint essay, we shared experiences about management strategies of transplant patients outside hospital amid the epidemic. With the aid of Cloud Clinic service and telemedicine care, transplant patients could be regularly followed up and get medical consultation online. Furthermore, personal health education and mental health assistance are enrolled in our practice.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cloud Clinic; management; transplantation.

MeSH terms

  • Aftercare / methods
  • Aftercare / organization & administration*
  • Aftercare / standards
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control*
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • China
  • Cloud Computing
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
  • Communicable Disease Control / standards
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Opportunistic Infections / immunology
  • Opportunistic Infections / prevention & control
  • Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / standards
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Patient Compliance
  • SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity
  • Specialties, Surgical / organization & administration
  • Telemedicine / methods
  • Telemedicine / organization & administration*
  • Telemedicine / standards
  • Transplant Recipients*
  • Transplantation / adverse effects