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Deceased by default: Consent systems and organ-patient mortality.
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PLoS ONE . 3/17/2021, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p1-15. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Previous research shows that countries with opt-out consent systems for organ donation conduct significantly more deceased-donor organ transplantations than those with opt-in systems. This paper investigates whether the higher transplantation rates in opt-out systems translate into equally lower death rates among organ patients registered on a waiting list (i.e., organ-patient mortality rates). We show that the difference between consent systems regarding kidney- and liver-patient mortality rates is significantly smaller than the difference in deceased-donor transplantation rates. This is likely due to different incentives between the consent systems. We find empirical evidence that opt-out systems reduce incentives for living donations, which explains our findings for kidneys. The results imply that focusing on deceased-donor transplantation rates alone paints an incomplete picture of opt-out systems' benefits, and that there are important differences between organs in this respect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
*ORGAN donation
*MORTALITY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149335447
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247719