How should cadaver kidneys be allocated?

How should cadaver kidneys be allocated?

Chang comments on the way in which cadaver kidneys are allocated for transplantation in the midst of a shortage. It is essential that policy be reviewed so that equitable allocation occurs and kidneys are used optimally.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1996-08, Vol.348 (9025), p.453-454
1. Verfasser: Chang, René WS
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bioethics
Biological and medical sciences
Cadaver
Equity
Health Care Rationing
Histocompatibility
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Kidneys
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Paternalism
Patient Selection
Public policy
Resource Allocation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:Chang comments on the way in which cadaver kidneys are allocated for transplantation in the midst of a shortage. It is essential that policy be reviewed so that equitable allocation occurs and kidneys are used optimally.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)02051-X