Cadaver kidneys: the rules of rationing

A shortage exists for patients with kidney disease awaiting cadaver kidneys. The dilemma of how to ration kidneys is discussed. The rhetoric of consequential moral philosophy to use resources to do the most good for the most patients is proclaimed and consciously believed to be the basis of the curr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1996-08, Vol.348 (9025), p.456-457
1. Verfasser:	Guttmann, Ronald D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Cadaver Decision Making Health Care Rationing Humans Kidney Transplantation Kidneys Medical ethics Medical sciences Patient Selection Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Rationing Resource Allocation Shortages Social Values Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:	A shortage exists for patients with kidney disease awaiting cadaver kidneys. The dilemma of how to ration kidneys is discussed. The rhetoric of consequential moral philosophy to use resources to do the most good for the most patients is proclaimed and consciously believed to be the basis of the current rules of rationing.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(96)04010-X