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CANTU-QUINTANILLA, Guillermo et al. EN HOSPITALES DE MÉXICO: CRITERIOS DE ASIGNACIÓN DE RIÑÓN DE PACIENTES FALLECIDOS. pers.bioét. [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.1, pp.20-33. ISSN 0123-3122.

In Mexico, kidneys from deceased donors are assigned to recipients in accordance with the General Health Act, which provides no clear criteria on distribution and, unfortunately, no histocompatibility tests are done. A questionnaire with information concerning five case histories of patients on a waiting list for a transplant was used to evaluate the criteria on allocation. The questionnaire was applied by asking in what order the patients would be assigned a kidney. The results showed there were no common criteria within each hospital or among the hospitals in the sample. Under ideal conditions, there should be a point system for assigning organs from deceased donors that includes histocompatibility tests.

Palavras-chave : ethics; transplants; pediatrics; deceased donor; decision-making.

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