Brain donation in the era of COVID 19: challenges to the harvest in the face of a pandemic

Daniella Iglesias-Hernandez; Keith H. Radler; Nora Hernandez; Phyllis L. Faust; Elan D. Louis

doi:10.1007/s10561-020-09882-9

Brain donation in the era of COVID 19: challenges to the harvest in the face of a pandemic

Daniella Iglesias-Hernandez, Keith H. Radler, Nora Hernandez, Phyllis L. Faust, Elan D. Louis

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Abstract

We have experienced numerous new challenges during the process of brain harvesting in the period of COVID-19. Although brain harvests have continued successfully during this time period, the numerous uncertainties and challenges described in this paper have nearly derailed the process several times. While the interface of the medical profession with patients in the context of a pandemic has been well-documented on several fronts, and particularly for those health care workers on the front lines, we are not aware of any documentary accounts of the challenges facing research and tissue donation programs. With this paper, we contribute an additional perspective and describe the lessons we have learned in addressing these novel issues.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	241-247
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cell and Tissue Banking
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10561-020-09882-9
State	Published - Jun 2021

Keywords

Autopsy
Brain banking
Brain donation
COVID-19
PPE

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Cell Biology
Transplantation

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Brain donation in the era of COVID 19: challenges to the harvest in the face of a pandemic

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