Open AccessSolid Organ Transplantation From Deceased Donors With Infective Endocarditis: The UK Experience
Author(s) -
George Greenhall,
Matthew Robb,
C. B. Brown,
Rachel Johnson,
Laurie Tomlinson,
Chris Callaghan,
Christopher J. Watson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003792
Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , endocarditis , hazard ratio , odds ratio , surgery , transplantation , retrospective cohort study , kidney transplantation , confidence interval
There is little evidence regarding the use of organs from deceased donors with infective endocarditis. We performed a retrospective analysis of the utilization, safety, and long-term survival of transplants from donors with infective endocarditis in the United Kingdom.