Articles tagged "Ethics"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Legal Status, Criminal History, and Substance Use in Listing Decisions
G. Lee, A. Wall, J. Maldonado, D. Magnus.
School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA.
Background: Psychosocial criteria constitute absolute and relative contraindications to listing, which can bar patients from access to organ transplantation at a program. Refusing to list…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Medical Crowdfunding for Organ Transplant Patients
W. Durand,¹ J. Peters,¹ A. Eltorai,¹ S. Kalagara,¹ A. Osband,² A. Daniels.³
¹Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI; ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI; ³Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of patients and families are utilizing online crowdfunding to support their medical expenses related to organ transplantation. The factors that influence…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Kidney Allocation System on a Solitary, Isolated, Rural Transplant Program
K. Brown,² S. Hill,² L. Lipscomb,² A. Jones,² J. Africa.¹
¹Glickman Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ²Urology and Renal Transplant, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV.
The new kidney allocation system (KAS) was expected to create an impact on smaller, rural and geographically isolated centers.Methods. We examined the changes by the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Psychiatric Disorders and Disturbances in Transplant Listing Decisions
G. Lee, A. Wall, D. Magnus, J. Maldonado.
School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA.
Background: Poorly controlled mental health disorders pose contraindications to listing because they are associated with increased noncompliance and graft loss.[1] Once managed, these conditions do…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (1): Scale
G. Yin,¹ D. Li,¹ M. Li,¹ M. Fu.²
¹China Organ Harvest Research Center, Middletown, NY; ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
Background and PurposeIn 2006, allegations emerged that the People's Republic of China has been harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience in extrajudicial killings on a…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (2): Continued Growth after Gaining International Attention
G. Yin,¹ D. Li,¹ M. Li,¹ M. Fu.²
¹China Organ Harvest Research Center, Middletown, NY; ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
PurposeThe government of China has responded to allegations that China has been harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience in extrajudicial killings on a large scale…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (3): Transplants Conducted on Demand
G. Yin,¹ D. Li,¹ M. Fu,² Y. Xia.³
¹China Organ Harvest Research Center, Middletown, NY; ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX; ³Human Rights Law Foundation, Washington, DC.
PurposeBased on allegations that China has been harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience in extrajudicial killings on a large scale, this report examines the extent…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Patient-Centered Outcomes after Liver Transplantation: A Qualitative Study
G. Lee, J. Obayemi, E. Rubin.
Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Introduction: Outcomes after liver transplantation are most commonly reported by medical professionals as rates of graft failure, episodes of acute rejection, length of hospital stay,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (4): Organ Sources
D. Li, G. Yin.
China Organ Harvest Research Center, Middletown, NY.
PurposeBased on allegations that China has harvested organs from prisoners of conscience in extrajudicial killings on a large scale, this report evaluates China's official organ…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (5): Role of the Chinese State
D. Li,¹ Y. Xia,² M. Li,¹ G. Yin.¹
¹China Organ Harvest Research Center, Middletown, NY; ²Human Rights Law Foundation, Washington, DC.
PurposeThis report identifies the role of the Chinese state in organ transplant abuses in China, including the harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience as…

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