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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the performance of organ transplant services using data envelopment analysis

Authors :
Márcia N. F. Manoel
Sérgio P. Santos
Carla A. F. Amado
Source :
Health Care Management Science.
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract Organ transplant is one of the best options for many medical conditions, and in many cases, it may be the only treatment option. Recent evidence suggests, however, that the COVID-19 pandemic might have detrimentally affected the provision of this type of healthcare services. The main purpose of this article is to use Data Envelopment Analysis and the Malmquist Index to assess the impact that the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 had on the provision of solid organ transplant services. To this purpose, we use three complementary models, each focusing on specific aspects of the organ donation and transplantation process, and data from Brazil, which has one of the most extensive public organ transplant programs in the world. Using data from 17 States plus the Federal District, the results of our analysis show a significant drop in the performance of the services in terms of the organ donation and transplantation process from 2018 to 2020, but the results also indicate that not all aspects of the process and States were equally affected. Furthermore, by using different models, this research also allows us to gain a more comprehensive and informative assessment of the performance of the States in delivering this type of service and identify opportunities for reciprocal learning, expanding our knowledge on this important issue and offering opportunities for further research.

Details

ISSN :
15729389 and 13869620
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Health Care Management Science
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f60d43c28f27732986485fcd4c2089be
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10729-023-09637-4