How long does the average transplant patient wait for a donor?
A. Waiting times are different for each organ and vary anywhere from three months to two years depending on the patient’s blood type, body size, and status while on the waiting list for heart, lung, liver, intestine and pancreas. People can wait up to 10 years in some instances for kidneys. Approximately one-third of waiting patients die while waiting for an organ to become available.
