MORE ON WHO GETS THE BEST KIDNEY
Even among The Kidney Group, rationing of kidneys, potentially, in favor of younger patients is a hot button topic. One colleague called me this morning to say “Physiologic age is more important than chronological age”, which I don’t argue. “You should have said that”, he insisted. But it is more than that. Another doctor in […]
SHOULD YOUNGER PATIENTS GET THE BEST KIDNEYS?
I am not in favor of sharp limits on who gets the best kidney-at least not strictly defined by age. What is old? In many countries, that age is 55. That’s why, if they can afford it and have a donor, people from countries with these limits who need a transplant come here.(tough to do) […]
