Looks list another set of reports from SRTR for kidney transplant centers was just published. Here is the report for UCLA. On page 11, there is information on wait list that I posted about several months ago. It appears the deceased transplant rate after three-years is now 19.6%, down from 20.2% but probably not statically significant. It says the wait list for Type B remains unchanged at however long it takes. I wish they would just publish that number: how long did the average patient wait for a deceased donor kidney? It seems like they’re dancing around that number for all 60+ pages but don’t actually tell us. I’ll bet it’s the #1 question asked by all new patients. They probably don’t want to totally discourage people when they say 9-11 years.
I looked up Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, and the equivalent number is 55%. That means more than 1/2 of their Type B patients received a deceased donor kidney after three years vs. about 1/5 for UCLA. Do people not fill out their organ donor cards in California?
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