The Risk in Living Kidney Donation. (7th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: GLANNON, WALTER
• Is Part Of: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics. Volume 27:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 35
• Publication Date: 2017-12-07
• Subjects: kidney transplant, -- living kidney donors, -- end-stage renal disease (ESRD), -- donor risk; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; 174.2
• DOI: 10.1017/S0963180117000378
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-1801

Abstract

Abstract: This article examines two questions. (1) If prospective living kidney donors knew of the lifetime risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in their remaining kidney, then would they be as willing to give it up? and (2) What should transplant organizations and physicians be telling those who express an interest in donating a kidney about risk? Based on the principle that prospective donors must be fully informed of the risk, I raise the issue of a possible obstacle to closing the gap between the availability and need of transplantable kidneys. Some strategies are offered to address this problem.