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Considering Tangible Benefit for Interdependent Donors: Extending a Risk-Benefit Framework in Donor Selection.

S E Van Pilsum Rasmussen1, M L Henderson1, J Kahn2

  • 1Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
|April 21, 2017
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Live donor transplantation should consider tangible benefits for donors, not just risks. A new framework for interdependent donors balances risks and benefits, potentially allowing greater risk acceptance.

Area of Science:

  • Transplantation Medicine
  • Surgical Ethics
  • Donor Psychology

Background:

  • Live donor transplantation traditionally prioritizes recipient benefit over donor risk.
  • Existing frameworks often overlook potential donor advantages, creating an inequitable risk-benefit balance.
  • Minimizing donor risk is paramount, but this approach may neglect donor well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an expanded risk-benefit framework for live donor transplantation.
  • To incorporate tangible benefits for donors, particularly "interdependent donors."
  • To advocate for a more equitable evaluation of risks and benefits in live donation.

Main Methods:

  • Review and expansion of existing risk-benefit models in live donation.
  • Definition and characterization of "interdependent donors" based on household and caregiving ties.
Keywords:
donors and donation: donor evaluationdonors and donation: livingeditorial/personal viewpointethicsethics and public policykidney transplantation/nephrologyliver transplantation/hepatology

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  • Conceptual framework development integrating donor risk assessment with interdependent benefits.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified tangible benefits for donors with close ties to recipients (e.g., household, caregiving).
    • Proposed the concept of "interdependent donors" whose well-being is linked to the recipient's.
    • Advocated for a flexible risk-benefit model considering these unique donor-recipient relationships.

    Conclusions:

    • A balanced risk-benefit model is crucial for equitable live donor evaluation.
    • "Interdependent donors" may experience benefits justifying a nuanced risk assessment.
    • This approach can lead to more accurate donor selection and potentially greater risk acceptance.