Obtaining tissues and organs for transplantation and coronavirus infections: a scoping review.

Pessoa, João Luís Erbs; Knihs, Neide da Silva; Magalhães, Aline Lima Pestana; Paim, Sibele Maria Schuantes; Wachholz, Laísa Fischer; Roza, Bartira de Aguiar

OBJECTIVES to map the care recommendations available in the literature capable of supporting health professionals' decision-making in the organ and tissue donation process before the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS is a nine-step scoping review with searches performed in three databases and an electronic library (Science Direct). RESULTS 873 publications were retrieved, 15 selected for analysis. All were published in 2020, originating mainly on China, with predominance of original articles. The most frequent recommendations relate to testing to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection for deceased donors (52.6%) and clinical evaluation of potential donors and possible donors (31.6%). FINAL CONSIDERATIONS it is believed that the recommendations evidenced will support health professionals in the process of donation and organ transplantations to determine interventions for decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic.