The kidney allocation system claims equity: It is time to review utility and fairness

Goran B Klintmalm; Bruce Kaplan

doi:10.1111/ajt.14457

The kidney allocation system claims equity: It is time to review utility and fairness

Am J Transplant. 2017 Dec;17(12):2999-3000. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14457. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

Authors

Goran B Klintmalm^{1

2}, Bruce Kaplan³

Affiliations

¹ Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, Dallas, TX, USA.
² Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
³ Scott &White Medical Center, Temple, TX, USA.

PMID: 28787775
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14457

No abstract available

Keywords: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS); donors and donation; editorial/personal viewpoint; kidney transplantation/nephrology; organ allocation.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Health Care Rationing / standards*
Humans
Kidney Diseases / surgery*
Kidney Transplantation*
Resource Allocation / standards*
Tissue Donors*
Tissue and Organ Procurement / standards*