Stressful Ethical Issues in Uremia Therapy

Friedman, Eli A

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Abstract

The objectives of this review are to introduce and explore the following representative ethical problems generated by modern renal replacement therapy: (1) reviewing the historical origin of medical ethics with specific reference to nephrology; (2) recognizing the complex stresses surrounding assignment of a deceased donor renal transplant to a geriatric patient while young patients continue waiting for a donor kidney; and (3) appreciating the concept of futility and support for a uremic patient opting for death rather than further uremia therapy as the best in choice in coping with renal failure.

Date

2016-01-09

Identifier

oai:repository.library.georgetown.edu:10822/1021869
doi:10.1038/ki.2010.190
Kidney international. Supplement 2010 Aug(117): S22-32
http://worldcatlibraries.org/registry/gateway?version=1.0&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&atitle=Stressful+ethical+issues+in+uremia+therapy.&title=Kidney+international.+Supplement+&volume=Aug&issue=117&date=2010-08&au=Friedman,+Eli+A
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2010.190
http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1021869

DOI

10.1038/ki.2010.190

Collections

Health Ethics