Abstract
Donor organ allocation and distribution depend on applying ethical principles of justice, utility and equity in a transparent manner. These ethical principles must be defined in objective ways in order to measure the success of the allocation systems. This chapter will briefly outline how these three ethical principles bear on specific aspects of liver transplantation, distinguish between distribution and allocation, and compare specific distribution and allocation policies that are currently employed for deceased-donor liver grafts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Medical Care of the Liver Transplant Patient |
Subtitle of host publication | 4th Edition |
Publisher | Wiley |
Pages | 75-87 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781444335910 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 28 2012 |
Keywords
- Allocation
- Distribution
- Donor service area
- Equity
- High-risk grafts
- Justice
- Survival benefit
- Utility
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)