The ethical and juristic practical comprehension of hearing with living-related kidney transplantation:a report of 18 cases / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the ethical and juristic signif-icance of hearing with living-related kidney transplantation. Methods: This study involved 18 donors and recipients who received medical e-valuating and informing the related medical risk between Jul.2006 and Jun.2007. Our experience of 18 hearings with living-related kidney transplantation, which comprised members of Human Organ Transplant Te-chnique and Ethics Committee,donors,recipients and their direct rela-tives,was analyzed. Results the 16 hearings were successful, one res-igned donation,and two were controvertible and succeeded after re-ev-aluating. Conclusion:The hearing should have known,voluntary,equitab-le, unclassified and no commercial principle,and endeavour to ensure the medical,ethical and juristic entirety and integrity of living-re-lated kidney transplantation.