Kidney to Share

In: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work

Abstract

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Why Not Me? -- 2 The Arcane Process of Screening Living Donors -- 3 Meeting "My" Recipient -- 4 Do I Own My Organs? -- 5 Evaluation at Mayo -- 6 Are "Stranger Donors" Irrational? -- 7 What Are the Risks? -- 8 Unnecessary Bureaucratic Barriers or Appropriate Patient Protection? -- 9 The Endgame -- 10 Paired Exchanges, Chain Donations, and Organ Markets -- 11 The Odyssey Continues -- 12 Complexities of Increasing Organ Supply -- 13 Going Public, Moving Forward -- 14 The Countdown Begins -- 15 Ethics, Organ Markets, and Dry Ice -- 16 Staying Healthy -- 17 First Attempt -- 18 Second Attempt -- 19 Follow-Up -- 20 Lessons Learned -- Epilogue -- Resources -- Works Cited -- Index