Organ Transplantation in Times of Donor Shortage - Challenges and Solutions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book analyzes the reasons for organ shortage and ventures innovative ideas for approaching this problem. It presents 29 contributions from a highly interdisciplinary group of world experts and upcoming professionals in the field. Every year thousands of patients die while waiting for organ transplantation. Health authorities, medical professionals and bioethicists worldwide point to the urgent and yet unsolved problem of organ shortage, which will be even intensified due to the increasing life expectancy. Even though the practical problem seems to be well known, the search for suitable solutions continues and often restricts itself by being limited through disciplinary and national borders. Combining philosophical reflection with empirical results, this volume enables a unique insight in the ethics of organ transplantation and offers fresh ideas for policymakers, health care professionals, academics and the general public.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 59
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2016
Editors:	Ralf J. Jox • Galia Assadi • Georg Marckmann
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-16440-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Surgery > Transplant surgery
LSN:	3-319-16440-6
Barcode:	9783319164403

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