Abstract

LAZZARETTI, Claire Terezinha. Considerações éticas no transplante hepático com doador vivo. Rev. SBPH [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.1, pp. 15-26. ISSN 1516-0858.

Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) took root in Brazil as a natural result of circumstances, because the scarce supply of cadaveric organs over the years. As the expertise of transplant teams have grown, patient outcomes improve, public awareness increases and the option of LDTL is increasingly chosen. Although no live liver donor death has yet been reported from Brazil, the risk is not eliminated and remains a major consideration in the potential donor’s decision to donate. Although the donor risk is estimated to be low, live organ donation should be absolutely voluntary, with consent given on the basis of unbiased information and chosen only when the option for obtaining a cadaveric graft is practically nil. The disease-donation-transplantation process involves a complex interplay of psychosocial and family dynamics, the potential candidate’s perception will necessarily depend on the surgeon’s explanation. The ethical of the practice of LDLT rests primarily on the liver transplant team.

Keywords : Ethical; Living-donor; Liver transplantation.

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