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Kidney donation: reflections.

A Spital, M Spital

    American Journal of Nephrology
    |January 1, 1987
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    Living related kidney donors are crucial for transplants. This study argues it

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    Area of Science:

    • Nephrology
    • Transplant Surgery
    • Medical Ethics

    Background:

    • Living related kidney donors are preferred for renal transplantation in the US.
    • Many transplant centers exhibit paternalism, restricting donor autonomy in medical suitability assessments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To ethically evaluate the justification of allowing informed living kidney donors to determine their own medical suitability.
    • To propose guidelines for assessing acceptable levels of risk for potential living kidney donors.

    Main Methods:

    • Ethical analysis of paternalistic practices in living kidney donation.
    • Review of existing guidelines and principles in medical ethics and transplantation.

    Main Results:

    • Paternalistic approaches in living kidney donation are based on flawed reasoning.
    • Informed, competent living kidney donors should generally be permitted to assess their own medical suitability, especially with minimal or unknown added risk.

    Conclusions:

    • It is ethically justifiable to empower informed living kidney donors in determining their medical suitability.
    • Guidelines are needed to define acceptable risk thresholds for living kidney donors, promoting donor autonomy.
    Keywords:
    Empirical ApproachHealth Care and Public Health

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