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Article: The spouse as a kidney donor: Ethically sound?

TitleThe spouse as a kidney donor: Ethically sound?
Authors
Issue Date1999
Citation
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 1999, v. 14 n. 1, p. 46-48 How to Cite?
AbstractA shortage of cadaver donor organs requires transplant units to examine all possible alternatives. Transplantation from living donors accounts for only ~10% of kidney transplants in the UK. Recent studies have shown that the results of kidney transplantation between spouses are at least as good as those of well-matched cadaver organs, but very few transplants of this type have been performed in this country so far. As part of the assessment process, the proposed donor and recipient are required to provide written statements about the issues. We reproduce here the personal statements made by one of our patients and his wife: we believe that the statements support our contention that spousal transplantation is ethically justifiable and should be more widely available. We report our early experience in Bristol with seven kidney transplants from spousal donors and we encourage other renal units in this country and elsewhere to consider this method of improving the prospects of kidney transplantation for their patients.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/195356
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dc.contributor.authorMathieson, PW-
dc.contributor.authorJolliffe, D-
dc.contributor.authorJolliffe, R-
dc.contributor.authorDudley, CRK-
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, K-
dc.contributor.authorLear, PA-
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-28T06:12:02Z-
dc.date.available2014-02-28T06:12:02Z-
dc.date.issued1999-
dc.identifier.citationNephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 1999, v. 14 n. 1, p. 46-48-
dc.identifier.issn0931-0509-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/195356-
dc.description.abstractA shortage of cadaver donor organs requires transplant units to examine all possible alternatives. Transplantation from living donors accounts for only ~10% of kidney transplants in the UK. Recent studies have shown that the results of kidney transplantation between spouses are at least as good as those of well-matched cadaver organs, but very few transplants of this type have been performed in this country so far. As part of the assessment process, the proposed donor and recipient are required to provide written statements about the issues. We reproduce here the personal statements made by one of our patients and his wife: we believe that the statements support our contention that spousal transplantation is ethically justifiable and should be more widely available. We report our early experience in Bristol with seven kidney transplants from spousal donors and we encourage other renal units in this country and elsewhere to consider this method of improving the prospects of kidney transplantation for their patients.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofNephrology Dialysis Transplantation-
dc.titleThe spouse as a kidney donor: Ethically sound?-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/ndt/14.1.46-
dc.identifier.pmid10052475-
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dc.identifier.volume14-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spage46-
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