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- Title
Anonymity in Kidney Paired Donation: A Systematic Review of Reasons.
- Authors
Marcus, Kailing; Berner, Delphine; Hadaya, Karine; Hurst, Samia
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate reasons for or against anonymity that are pertinent to kidney paired donations (KPD). We conducted a systematic review of reasons using PubMed and Google Scholar until May 2022 and through snowballing. Inclusion criteria were publications that: 1) discussed organ donation anonymity; 2) was peer- reviewed; 3) presented at least one reason on anonymity. Exclusion criteria: 1) not published in a scientific journal; 2) grey literature and dissertations. Four researchers independently reviewed and selected papers based on the criteria, extracted text passages and coded them into narrow and broad reason types, selected reasons that were valid for kidney paired donations. 50 articles were included, 62 narrow reasons (n = 24 for; n = 38 against) and 13 broad reasons were coded. Broad reasons were: protection against harm, general benefits, gratitude, curiosity, unrealistic to implement, fundamental rights, respect people’s wishes, professional neutrality, timing is important, information disclosure, altruism, reciprocity and donation pool. We did not find reasons that justify legal prohibition of donor-recipient interactions for KPD, if they consented to meet. Professional counselling, follow-up and careful evaluations to prevent potential harm.
- Subjects
ANONYMITY; KIDNEYS; GREY literature; ORGAN donation; DISCLOSURE
- Publication
Transplant International, 2023, Vol 36, p1
- ISSN
0934-0874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/ti.2023.10913