Kidney to Share / / Martha Gershun, John D. Lantos.
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 physi...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 2 b&w line drawings |
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Table of 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