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Study: Wait times for donor kidneys have not improved in two decades
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Despite widespread efforts to increase access and awareness, new research shows there s been virtually no change in the number of people on waiting lists for potentially lifesaving kidneys over the past two decades.
For their study, scientists analyzed information on more than 1.3 million adults with kidney failure listed in the United States Renal Data System from 1997 to 2016, and found no improvement in rates of waitlist placement and consistently low rates among more vulnerable populations, including those in poorer communities.
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The findings were published this week in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
The United Network for Organ Sharing says 2020 broke records for deceased organ donation
It s a trend Mayo Clinic officials say the medical facility is seeing too.
Posted: Feb 11, 2021 6:02 PM
Posted By: Mary Peters
ROCHESTER, Minn. - 2020 was a record-breaking year for deceased organ donation, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.
It s a trend Mayo Clinic officials say the medical facility is seeing too.
There is now a Wall of Heroes showcasing those who have donated organs.
This wall recognizes blood, organ, eye, tissue, and anatomical donations.
Even with a pandemic, hospitals are seeing an increase in organ donations.
The COVID-19 public-health crisis made 2020 one of the most challenging years in our nation’s history. But those same challenges revealed the resilience, compassion and willingness to help others that makes this country great.
Nowhere has that compassion and cooperation been on greater display than in Americans’ willingness to donate an organ to save a life. It’s not making headlines, but despite the many obstacles COVID-19 presented 2020 was a near record year for lifesaving organ transplants in the U.S.
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Virginia-based nonprofit that manages the national organ transplant system, there were 39,035 transplant operations in the U.S. in 2020, down from a record 39,718 in 2019, but still a remarkable number given the many challenges presented by the pandemic.