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KMID : 1143420200130030128
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Public Health Weekly Report
2020 Volume.13 No. 3 p.128 ~ p.139
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Legal and Medical Screening Criteria for Live Liver Donors
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Choi Eun-Kyung
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Abstract
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This study aimed to examine the medico-legal screening criteria of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and policy options. This study reviewed the statistics, legal systems, and medical guidelines surrounding domestic (i.e., Korean) and international LDLT. Findings highlighted the need to improve live liver donation in Korea. This study recommended that, after a revision of the current law surrounding LDLT, informed consent procedures of live liver donors must be specified in the law and live liver donations from minors must be strictly prohibited. It was further recommended that medical institutions establish dedicated teams responsible for carrying out psychosocial and medical assessments of donors throughout the entire donation process. Moreover, this study recommended the introduction of a nationwide monitoring system of live liver donors and recipients.
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KEYWORD
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living donor liver transplantation, live liver donation, legal competency, informed consent, independent living donor advocacy, monitoring system donor advocacy, monitoring system
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