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Review
. 2020 Apr;33(2):277-288.
doi: 10.1007/s40620-019-00634-x. Epub 2019 Aug 9.

The present and future of transplant organ shortage: some potential remedies

Bahar Bastani  1
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The present and future of transplant organ shortage: some potential remedies

Bahar Bastani. J Nephrol. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Transplantation remains the modality of choice for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). However, while there has been a steady rise in the number of patients with ESRD the supply of donors (combine living and deceased) has fallen far behind the need, resulting in an increasing number of qualified patients remaining on the wait-list, and thousands being removed from the list every year because of death or becoming too sick for transplantation. This has also fed to transplant tourism around the world. Several countries have implemented a variety of policies to overcome their organ shortage that are presented in this article. There is an urgent need for developing policies geared to the cultural norms of different societies and universally accepted ethical principles to remedy this public health issue.

Keywords: Compensation; ESRD; Kidney donation; Kidney transplantation; Organ shortage; Selling a kidney; Transplant tourism.

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