Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure
Subtitle: Case Study Workbook (Legal and Ethical Concerns in Medicine)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780792365709
Subjects: Medical Ethics; Medicolegal issues; Renal medicine; Medical / Nursing; Kidney Diseases; Medical; Nephrology; Ethics; Medical / Ethics; Medical / Nephrology; Medical-Nephrology; Case studies; Chronic renal failure; Law and legislation; Moral and ethical aspects
First sentence: The approaches used for child kidney donors cannot be applied to mentally handicapped donors without some modification.
Description: "Once dialysis treatment, in 1960, permitted life prolongation for some but not all patients in kidney failure, an "ethical genie" was released." "Introduction of peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation confounded the physician's dilemma by underscoring those left untreated. Who should be selected for uremia therapy? Should exclusion from treatment be properly relegated to administrators, physicians, or better left to a committee? Are some candidates more worthy than others? As examples: Do Presidents and Kings warrant priority in cadaver organ allocation over ordinary citizens? Are rich people more deserving than the poor? Is it ethical to choose a younger over an older patient? Can children and/or mentally incompetent persons serve as living organ donors? Is it proper to market organs under controlled circumstances?" "Eli A. Friedman, an experienced nephrology training program director, and Medical Advisor to the American Association of Kidney Patients has collected 24 difficult cases that focus on these and other vexing though common stressful issues faced by those who manage kidney patients. Using a novel approach to each case, the opinions of lawyers, nephrologists, patients, and a transplant surgeon are proffered sequentially. Friedman asks and then answers searching questions arising from the debate. The quality of information presented is positively flavored by the fact that three of the respondents (one an attorney) are kidney transplant recipients." "Members of the kidney team, those emersed in seeking truth in medical ethics, and all participating in exploring the legality or ethical basis of organ replacement will find this book pertinent to their effort."--BOOK JACKET.