Overview

This book offers a theoretical and practical overview of the specific ethical and legal issues in pediatric organ transplantation. Written by a team of leading experts, Ethical Issues in Pediatric Organ Transplantation addresses those difficult ethical questions concerning clinical, organizational, legal and policy issues including donor, recipient and allocation issues. Challenging topics, including children as donors, donation after cardiac death, misattributed paternity, familial conflicts of interest, developmental disability as a listing criteria, small bowel transplant, and considerations in navigating the media are discussed. It serves as a fundamental handbook and resource for pediatricians, transplant health care professionals, trainees, graduate students, scholars, practitioners of bioethics and health policy makers.

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Author:   Rebecca A. Greenberg ,  Aviva M. Goldberg ,  David Rodríguez-Arias
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Volume:   66
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.562kg
ISBN:  

9783319805115

ISBN 10:   3319805118
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   30 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction – Rodríguez-Arias, Greenberg, and Goldberg.- 1.0 Living Donation.- 1.1 Minors as organ donors – Freedman Ross, Parker and Thistelwaite.- 1.2 Living donors for fulminant hepatic failure in children - Segedi and Grant.- 1.3 The Ethics of Persuasion: Evaluating the ethical limits on attempting to persuade families to donate the organs of deceased family members - Chandler and Gruben.- 1.4 Misattributed Paternity - Freeman and Parker.- 2.0 Deceased Donation.- 2.1 Death determination in children - Shemie and Ortega-Deballon.- 2.2 Controlled donation after cardiac death (2 chapters).- 2.2.1 Controlled donation after cardiac death in pediatrics - Talati and Frader.- 2.2.2 Ethical and organizational challenges in controlled donation after cardiac death for children – Harrison.- 3.0 Emerging Technology.- 3.1 Ethical issues in pediatric bowel rehabilitation and small bowel transplantation – Fecteau.- 3.2 Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) - Zlotnik Shaul, Wright, Flynn, Borschel, Hanson, and Zuker.- 3.3 Media management – Amaral and Feudtner.- 4.0 Allocating Organs.- 4.1Transplantation for pediatric foreign nationals - Fortin and Greenberg.- 4.2 Neurodevelopmental status as a criterion for solid organ transplant eligibility – Wightman, Diekema and Smith.- 5.0 Recipient Issues.-  5.1 Psychosocial aspects of pediatric organ transplantation – Derrington, Goldberg and Frader.- 5.2 Ethical issues in adolescents and transplantation – Goldberg and Fine.- Conclusion - Rodríguez-Arias, Greenberg, Goldberg.

Reviews

“This book is strongly recommended for professionals working in the area of paediatric organ transplantation. It offers a theoretical and practical overview of the unique ethical, practical and legal issues in paediatric transplantation … . Topics are scholarly and well researched, elegantly presented, with the scientific rigor of an academic publication. … this book will contribute to building awareness and anticipating problems in this field with a view to instituting policy and protection of a vulnerable paediatric population.” (Olinda Timms, The National Medical Journal of India, Vol. 30 (3), May- June, 2017) “This book is an important contribution to the literature both in pediatric transplantation and transplantation ethics. … it is certainly one that should be available in every pediatric center’s library and available to all members of the various transplant programs.” (R. B. Ettenger, American Journal of Transplantation, January, 2017)

This book is an important contribution to the literature both in pediatric transplantation and transplantation ethics. ... it is certainly one that should be available in every pediatric center's library and available to all members of the various transplant programs. (R. B. Ettenger, American Journal of Transplantation, January, 2017)

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