Cadaveric organ retrieval for transplantation

Vandervliet, Ja; Krom, R. A. F.

doi:10.1007/bf01657686

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“…More importantly, this setback is more than made up for in practice. After all, both in Europe and the United States, pediatric candidates have always had significantly shorter waiting times compared with adults [16][17][18]. In short, despite being a numerical minority on the waiting list, children are not disadvantaged in the competition for a kidney.…”

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Pediatric priority in kidney allocation: challenging its acceptability

et al. 2014

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Summary Any organ which is allocated to one individual represents a missed opportunity for someone else. Given the important repercussions which organ allocation policies inevitably have for certain people, any prioritization policy should rest on a solid argumentative basis. In this study, we analyze the widespread practice of prioritizing pediatric patients in the allocation of kidneys. While official policy documents offer no arguments in support of pediatric priority, such arguments can be found in the academic literature on pediatric renal transplantation. Our study is the first to bring together and critically analyze these. We identify five commonly cited arguments and show that none of these succeeds in justifying pediatric priority policies. We argue that the legitimacy of such policies may be further undermined by their potential adverse effects on both adults and children.

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confidence: 99%