Chapter 7: Transplantation - USRDS

Chapter 7: Transplantation 17,914 kidney transplants were performed in the United States in 2014 (17,205 were kidney-alone) (Figure ). Less than one-third of kidneys transplanted in 2014 were from living donors (Figure ). From 2013 to 2014, the cumulative number of recipients with a functioning kidney transplant increased to a total of 200,907 (Figure ). On December 31, 2014, the kidney transplant waiting list had 88,231 candidates (dialysis patients only) with 50,692. active candidates. 83% of all candidates were awaiting their first transplant (Figure ). Among candidates newly wait-listed for either a first-time or repeat kidney-alone transplant (living or deceased donor) in 2009, the median waiting time to transplant was years (Figure ). The waiting time among newly wait-listed candidates varies greatly by region of the country, from a low of years in Utah to a high of years in Mississippi (Reference Table ).

Chapter 7: Transplantation 17,914 kidney transplants were performed in the United States in 2014 (17,205 were kidney-alone) (Figure 7.3). Less than one-third of kidneys transplanted in 2014 were from living donors (Figure 7.3).

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