Table 1. Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of solid organ donors associated with potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission investigations, United States, March–May 2020*.
Donor | Cause of death | Organs procured from donor and transplanted into other recipients | Chest radiograph and chest CT findings | Donor lung disposition | Results of BAL PCR | Results of serum PCR | Results of nasopharyngeal PCR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A |
Hemorrhagic stroke |
Bilateral lungs, liver, left kidney |
Bilateral lower lobe consolidations |
Both lungs transplanted |
Negative |
Negative |
NT |
B |
Ischemic stroke |
Right lung, liver, left kidney |
Bilateral lower lobe consolidations |
Single lung not allocated in time |
NT |
Negative |
NT |
C |
Opioid overdose |
Bilateral lungs, liver, left kidney, right kidney, pancreas |
Bilateral lower lobe consolidations |
Both lungs transplanted |
NT |
Negative |
NT |
D |
Head trauma |
Liver, left kidney, right kidney, heart |
Bilateral lower lobe consolidations |
Lungs not transplanted because of traumatic damage |
NT |
Negative |
NT |
E |
Hemorrhagic stroke |
Bilateral lungs, right kidney, left kidney/split liver, split liver, heart |
No focal infiltrates, small pneumomediastinum |
Both lungs transplanted |
NT |
Negative |
NT |
F |
Head trauma |
Left lung, right lung, liver, and heart |
Bilateral lower lobe consolidations |
Both lungs transplanted |
NT |
Negative |
NT |
G |
Head trauma |
Heart/left kidney, liver, right kidney/pancreas |
Bilateral lower lobe consolidations |
Lungs not transplanted because of abnormal chest imaging |
NT |
Negative |
NT |
H | Opioid overdose | Heart, left kidney, right kidney, liver | Patchy ground glass in all lobes | Lungs not transplanted because of abnormal chest imaging | NT | Negative | Negative |
*In the 14 days before death, none of the donors had known contact with someone who had been sick with or received a diagnosis of coronavirus disease, had traveled, or had reported nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the donor hospital. None of the donors experienced symptoms consistent with COVID-19, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CT, computed tompgraphy; COVID-19: coronavirus disease; NT, not tested; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.