Project 5a: Trend of Kidney Transplant Recipients and Donor Cause of Death Before vs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of transplants using kidneys from donors with various causes of death before and during the pandemic. The specific interest was to identify any changes in the outcomes of transplants using kidneys from donors died from drug overdose during the pandemic given the reported change in the profile of drug overdose death victims during the pandemic.