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Payment for Living Kidney Donors (Vendors) Is Not an Abstract Ethical Discussion Occurring in a Vacuum

Year: 2004

Type: letter

Abstract: The ongoing debate about whether to consider payment for living kidney donors (vendors) is not an abstract ethical discussion occurring in a vacuum.Transplant candidates are dying on the waiting list.In fact, 6.3% of kidney candidates die while waiting each year (1), all of whom were acceptable candidates when listed.Numerous studies have now shown that survival for transplant recipients is significantly better than for wait-listed dialysis patients, and that survival time after a transplant is inversely related to waiting time (2-5).In addition, in many countries, kidney sales are already taking place, but in unregulated systems without any protection for donors (6).

Source: American Journal of Transplantation

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00487.x

Authors: Arthur J. Matas, Mark Schnitzler, Abdullah S. Daar

Institutions: University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Toronto

Language: English

Topic: Organ Donation and Transplantation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,300

Funders: University of Minnesota, University of Toronto

OpenAlex ID: W2073073777

Cites: 10

Cited by: 17

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