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Rationing Lung Transplants — Procedural Fairness in Allocation and Appeals

2013; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 369; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmp1307792

1533-4406

Keren Ladin, Douglas W. Hanto,

Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research

Interview with Dr. Keren Ladin on fairness in the allocation of lung transplants for children. (14:03)Download In two recent cases of pediatric candidates for lung transplants, emergency legal injunctions claimed that lung-allocation policy is arbitrary and capricious. Appeals to list children for adult organs have merit, but lawsuits exacerbate inequities and undercut public trust.