Commentary
Professionals in transplantation medicine have a particularly difficult task that most other healthcare professionals in the United States do not have to face explicitly. That is, the transplanters control the use of scarce solid organs. Because they invariably have more than one patient who might b...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1999
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 1999, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 376-377 |
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| Summary: | Professionals in transplantation medicine have a particularly difficult task that most other healthcare professionals in the United States do not have to face explicitly. That is, the transplanters control the use of scarce solid organs. Because they invariably have more than one patient who might benefit from a new kidney (or liver, heart, etc.), they cannot focus single-mindedly on their duty to each and every patient as if no other patient mattered. In the case at hand, the patient has had more than one “gift” of a life-sustaining organ. At some centers, one, perhaps two, previous organs would count as “enough.” After that, the patient has had her chances and it is time to move on to others. Moreover, some believe the patient in this case has contributed to the current problem by inadequate care of the gifts she has been given. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180199233154 |