JENNIFER STEEL (ed.)Living Donor Advocacy2014An Evolving Role Within Transplantation10.1007/978-1-4614-9143-9_18 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 18. Informed Consent for Living Organ Donation Frank Chessa1 (1) Department of Clinical Ethics, Maine Medical Center and Tufts…
Fig. 17.1 “MC’s Team” for the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk My initial goal was to get my sister through peritoneal dialysis. My mission was successful. My primary goal was…
Fig. 6.1 Magnetic resonance angiogram showing anatomy of the splenic and renal arteries. (Reproduced with permission from Humar A, Khwaja KO, Sutherland DER. Pancreas transplantation. In: Humar A, Matus AJ,…
Phase I Phone interview with transplant coordinator Phase II Evaluation by hepatologist, social worker, medical psychologist, and coordinator Complete medical history and physical examination Laboratory tests Phase III Surgical evaluation…
JENNIFER STEEL (ed.)Living Donor Advocacy2014An Evolving Role Within Transplantation10.1007/978-1-4614-9143-9_15 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 15. Management of Conflict Between the Independent Living Donor Advocate and the Transplant Team Roxanne M. Taylor1 (1) Maine…
1. Prospective donor does not want to proceed 2. Prospective donor lacks adequate understanding of risks associated with donation or the donation process 3. Prospective donor is not a willing…
Fig. 11.1 Emotional relatedness: How unrelated are unrelated donors? Increasing Numbers of Unrelated Donors In the US, unrelated kidney donations have markedly increased over the past 20 years, with over…
Fig. 10.1 Donor A and donor B are both blood type incompatible with their intended recipients. They are blood type compatible with the other’s recipient. In a KPD program, donor…
Type of living donor/relationship to intended recipient (related, nonrelated, altruistic) Knowledge/understanding of living donation process Understanding of intended recipient’s medical condition as it relates to need for transplant and treatment…
Nurse Social worker Clergy Psychology Other Benefits of an ILDT With a team approach to the ILDA role , all who are involved in the evaluation and management of potential…
