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16789709

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Because the supply of deceased donor organs fails to meet demand, patients needing a transplant frequently have lengthy waits or die while waiting. In an effort to reduce waiting times, the concept of "preferred status" has emerged. In the United States, preferred status has taken the form of a community of individuals called LifeSharers. Using directed donation, this group aims to facilitate priority organ allocation to its members-people who have agreed to be organ donors. Such preferred status programs increase societal awareness about organ donation and transplantation, but they are not without ethical controversy, as some term them "clubs." In the case of LifeSharers, the potential to increase the pool of deceased donor organs is a worthy goal that would benefit the community of patients awaiting transplantation, not just LifeSharers members.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1526-9248
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
170-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Is it ethical to prioritize patients for organ allocation according to their values about organ donation?
pubmed:affiliation
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article