Testing Manufactured Organs on the Recently Deceased Raises Ethical Concerns
Despite increasing numbers of organ donations and optimized organ recovery, the current supply is not sufficient to meet current and future organ needs.
Transplantation
Frailty Assessment May Aid Liver Transplant Evaluation
Frailty assessment may help identify patients at higher risk for death on the wait-list.
Rule Changes for Donor Organs Could Increase US Kidney Transplants
Use of the French-based allocation model would allow transplantation of 62% percent of discarded kidneys in the United States.
Examining the Ethics of Organ Retransplantation for Undocumented Immigrants
There is an ongoing discussion in America about how undocumented immigrants both access and use health resources.
Information Deficits, Moral Stances Contribute to Lack Interest in Organ Donation
A person’s unwillingness to become an organ donor may be explained by a significant information deficit, mistrust for the medical establishment, or a moral opposition to killing.
Influential Factors in Kidney Transplant Include Social Support, Life Expectancy
Transplant providers are more likely to choose candidates for kidney transplant if they have a strong social support network.
Ethical Guidelines for Living Donor Transplantation
The Belmont Report provides an appropriate framework for living donor organ transplantation.
Despite Risks, Organs From Overdose-Death Donors Yield Positive Transplant Results
Investigators examined the effects of organ transplants from patients who died from overdose vs trauma or medical death.
Viable Donor Kidneys Possibly Discarded by Physicians
A study found that suboptimal organs prolonged lives and were a much better option than dialysis.
Transplant Surgery: Are We Doing Enough (Of It)?
Informed decisions that would allow safe, controlled and efficient organ donations in the absence of a declaration of brain or cardiac death remains a complete nonstarter.
