It is time to revise the kidney allocation system to restore the pediatric advantage

Am J Transplant. 2018 Sep;18(9):2365-2366. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14898. Epub 2018 May 22.

Authors

Amy E Gallo¹, William F Parker^{2

3}, James R Thistlethwaite Jr^{3

4}, Lainie F Ross^{2

3

5

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
² Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: editorial/personal viewpoint; kidney (allograft) function/dysfunction; organ allocation; organ procurement and allocation; pediatrics.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Kidney Transplantation / standards*
Patient Selection*
Resource Allocation / standards*
Tissue Donors / supply & distribution*
Tissue and Organ Procurement / standards*

Grants and funding

T32 HL007605/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States