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Live kidney donation: what are our ethical responsibilities?
Author(s) -
Wadhwa Karan,
Kayes Oliver
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.321
Subject(s) - kidney donation , donation , organ donation , ethical issues , medicine , live donor , population , kidney transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery , engineering ethics , law , political science , transplantation , environmental health , engineering
Live kidney donation is becoming increasingly common as the need for donors is unmet from the deceased donor population. However, there are potential risks to the donor, and careful counselling and rigorous pretransplant assessment are imperative. The authors discuss the ethical implications associated with live organ donation. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons