| Journal: | International braz j urol |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000434913 |
| ISSN: | 1677-5538 |
| Authors: | Yacoubian, Aline Adour1 Dargham, Rana Abu1 Khauli, Raja B1 |
| Institutions: | 1American University of Beirut Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Beirut. Líbano |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Season: | Nov-Dic |
| Volumen: | 44 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico |
| English abstract | Kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease remains the preferred solution due to its survival advantage, enhanced quality of life and cost-effectiveness. The main obstacle worldwide with this modality of treatment is the scarcity of organs. The demand has always exceeded the supply resulting in different types of donations. Kidney donation includes pure living related donors, deceased donors, living unrelated donors (altruistic), paired kidney donation and more recently compensated kidney donation. Ethical considerations in live donor kidney transplantation have always created a debate especially when rewarding unrelated donors. In this paper, we examine the problems of financially driven kidney transplantation, the ethical legitimacy of this practice, and propose some innovative methods and policies that could be adopted to ensure a better practice with accepted ethical guidelines |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Nefrología, Medicina social, Salud pública, Trasplante de riñón, Donación de órganos, Pago por donación, Altruismo, Etica médica |
| Keyword: | Nephrology, Social medicine, Public health, Kidney transplantation, Organ donation, Payment for donation, Altruism, Medical ethics |
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