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Thomas D Schiano¹, Rosamond Rhodes

¹Division of Liver Diseases, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. Thomas.Schiano@mountsinai.org

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

|April 6, 2010

Summary

Transplant tourism is rising globally due to organ shortages. While professional societies discourage it, physicians must ethically care for returning patients, highlighting the need for better problem assessment and management strategies.

Area of Science:

Medical Ethics
Transplantation Medicine
Global Health

Background:

Organ donor shortages are a significant global challenge, driving an increase in transplant tourism.
Transplant tourism involves patients seeking organ transplants abroad, raising ethical and medical concerns.
Limited data exists to guide US transplant centers in addressing transplant tourism.

Purpose of the Study:

To review transplant society positions on transplant tourism.
To provide guidance for US transplant centers managing patients involved in transplant tourism.
To address the ethical considerations and practical challenges of transplant tourism.

Main Methods:

Review of position statements from international transplant societies.
Analysis of ethical principles relevant to physician care for transplant tourists.

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Discussion of the implications of transplant tourism for patient outcomes and healthcare systems.

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Most transplant societies do not condone transplant tourism, particularly involving organs from executed prisoners in China.
Patients undertaking transplant tourism face risks of increased post-transplant morbidity and inadequate follow-up care.
Physicians retain the ethical obligation to provide care for returning transplant tourists.

Conclusions:

Transplant tourism is an escalating issue for US transplant centers.
Ethical mandates require transplant physicians to care for returning transplant tourists.
Addressing the organ donor shortage is crucial to mitigating transplant tourism, which is likely to persist.