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What does it mean to be on a kidney transplant waiting list?

April 26, 2017kidney list mean transplant waiting

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What does it mean to be on a kidney transplant waiting list?

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Those who are on the list are waiting for a non-living donor kidney to become available from a transplant center. The average wait is about three years. In 2004, about 7,000 kidneys were transplanted from non-living donors (National Kidney Foundation).