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Pediatric kidney donation after cardiac death

Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 6, pages 387–388 (2010)Cite this article

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A Dutch study has evaluated the outcomes after transplantation of kidneys from pediatric patients after cardiac death. Such programs instigate ethical debate regarding the classification of donors, and raise questions about the suitability of protocols for determining when an individual can be declared dead, and thus, can donate their organs.

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  1. Division of Transplantation Surgery, Section of General Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, 2926D Taubman Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, 48109-5331, MI, USA

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Sung, R. Pediatric kidney donation after cardiac death. Nat Rev Nephrol 6, 387–388 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2010.40

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