TABLE 1-2UNOS National Patient Waiting List for Organ Transplants

Type of TransplantRegistrations for Transplant a Patients Waiting for Transplant b
Kidney43,73441,833
Liver13,18112,987
Heart4,2674,248
Lung3,2993,250
Kidney-pancreas1,9151,847
Pancreas453442
Heart-lung248244
Intestine120120
Pancreas islet cell118118
Total67,33563,219
a

UNOS policies allow patients to be listed with more than one transplant center (multiple listing); thus, the number of registrations is greater than the actual number of patients.

b

Some patients are waiting for more than one organ; therefore, the total number of patients is less than the sum of patients waiting for each organ.

SOURCE: Based on UNOS Scientific Registry data as of May 12, 1999.

From: 1, Introduction

Cover of Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Assessing Current Policies and the Potential Impact of the DHHS Final Rule.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Policy.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1999.
Copyright 1999 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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