Over 80,000 US patients are currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. It takes between one and six years to move to the top of the list and get a chance for life with a new organ. Thousands will die waiting. The scarcity of transplantable kidneys forces health care providers to make difficult life-and-death decisions. Who should get the next available kidney?
Most of the kidneys transplanted today come from cadavers. The kidneys of an automobile accident victim who is brain dead upon arrival at the emergency room may be used to extend the life of two patients suffering from renal failure. That is, they may be used if the accident victim has indicated a desire to be an organ donor and there is no objection from the surviving relatives.
Waiting for a Transplant
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