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<p><bold>Introduction.</bold> Kidney transplantation is the preferred form of treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (compared to dialysis). Many countries allow living donor kidney transplantation to address organ shortage from deceased donors. There are several types of donation depending on the relationship of the living donor to the recipient. The Ethics, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ Transplantation (ELPAT) section of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) classifies altruistic kidney donation to a stranger as “unspecified”. Unspecified living donation is not a new form of donation, but it is only legal in a small number of countries.</p>
<p><bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study is to compare the practice of live unspecified kidney donation in the world. This article summarizes the knowledge of the prevalence of unspecified kidney donation, the donor candidate evaluation process, perioperative donor support, and the ethical dilemmas that accompany this procedure.</p>
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Introduction. Kidney transplantation is the preferred form of treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (compared to dialysis). Many countries allow living donor kidney transplantation to address organ shortage from deceased donors. There are several types of donation depending on the relationship of the living donor to the recipient. The Ethics, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ Transplantation (ELPAT) section of the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) classifies altruistic kidney donation to a stranger as “unspecified”. Unspecified living donation is not a new form of donation, but it is only legal in a small number of countries.
Aim. The aim of the study is to compare the practice of live unspecified kidney donation in the world. This article summarizes the knowledge of the prevalence of unspecified kidney donation, the donor candidate evaluation process, perioperative donor support, and the ethical dilemmas that accompany this procedure.

Living unspecified kidney donation around the world: Gaps and best practice

Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine Bond University

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Kidney transplantation is the preferred form of treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease (compared to dialysis). Many countries allow...

Living unspecified kidney donation around the world: Gaps and best practice

Published Online: Mar 03, 2022

Page range: 50 - 55

Received: Jun 15, 2021

Accepted: Nov 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0004

Keywords
kidney transplantation, living donors, unrelated donors, living donors, altruism

© 2022 Paulina Kurleto et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Living unspecified kidney donation around the world: Gaps and best practice

Published Online: Mar 03, 2022

Page range: 50 - 55

Received: Jun 15, 2021

Accepted: Nov 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0004

Keywordskidney transplantation, living donors, unrelated donors, living donors, altruism

© 2022 Paulina Kurleto et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
kidney transplantation, living donors, unrelated donors, living donors, altruism