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See Latest ArticlesOlder Patients More Likely to Die While Awaiting Kidney Transplant
Ivanhoe, 06/23/09
Nearly half the patients over age 60 who are currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant will die before they receive an organ from a deceased donor. Results emphasize the particular need to consider living donation as an alternative source for some older patients—or alternatively, the critical importance of navigating the steps to receive a deceased donor transplant as rapidly as possible.
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