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What is the average time a person needing a lung transplant waits on the list?

April 26, 2017average list lung person time transplant waits

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What is the average time a person needing a lung transplant waits on the list?

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Waiting times vary from center to center and from region to region from an average of a six month wait to an average of a three-year wait. According to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Patients, the national average for time on the list is 12.4 months.