The Good Samaritan
The need for kidneys for patients in dialysis is constantly growing, and kidneys from deceased people are not enough to satisfy the demand. A kidney can be received from a living donor, and for this reason patients often find, among relatives and friends, people willing to donate. However, some inco...
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| Published in: | Lettera matematica PRISTEM. Vol. 4; no. 3-4; pp. 137 - 139 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg
Springer Nature B.V
2017
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| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The need for kidneys for patients in dialysis is constantly growing, and kidneys from deceased people are not enough to satisfy the demand. A kidney can be received from a living donor, and for this reason patients often find, among relatives and friends, people willing to donate. However, some incompatibility problems can arise. This leads to the interesting idea of exchanging donors. Several possible procedures can be used, among them the use of chains starting from a Samaritan donor, that is, someone who donates an organ to a person they do not know. |
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| ISSN: | 2281-6917 2281-6917 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40329-016-0143-3 |