Kidney to share / Martha Gershun, John D Lantos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gershun, Martha, author.

Lantos, John D., author.

Series:

Culture and politics of health care work.

Cornell scholarship online.

The culture and politics of health care work

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organ donors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2021]

Summary:

In 'Kidney to Share', Martha Gershun tells the story of her decision to donate a kidney to a stranger. She takes readers through the complex process by which such donors are vetted to ensure that they are physically and psychologically fit to take the risk of a major operation. John D. Lantos, a physician and bioethicist, places Gershun's story in the larger context of the history of kidney transplantation and the ethical controversies that surround living donors. Together, they help readers understand the discoveries that made transplantation relatively safe and effective as well as the legal, ethical, and economic policies that make it feasible.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Why Not Me?

2 The Arcane Process of Screening Living Donors

3 Meeting “My” Recipient

4 Do I Own My Organs?

5 Evaluation at Mayo

6 Are “Stranger Donors” Irrational?

7 What Are the Risks?

8 Unnecessary Bureaucratic Barriers or Appropriate Patient Protection?

9 The Endgame

10 Paired Exchanges, Chain Donations, and Organ Markets

11 The Odyssey Continues

12 Complexities of Increasing Organ Supply

13 Going Public, Moving Forward

14 The Countdown Begins

15 Ethics, Organ Markets, and Dry Ice

16 Staying Healthy

17 First Attempt

18 Second Attempt

19 Follow-Up

20 Lessons Learned

Epilogue

Resources

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 17, 2021).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501755446

1501755447

OCLC:

1227836998