|
Type of Transplant |
Patients Waiting |
|
|
|
|
Kidney transplant |
53,100 |
|
Kidney-pancreas transplant |
2,494 |
|
Pancreas transplant |
1,312 |
|
Pancreas islet cell |
322 |
|
Liver transplant |
17,329 |
|
Intestine transplant |
195 |
|
Heart transplant |
3,968 |
|
Heart-lung transplant |
204 |
|
Lung transplant |
3,834 |
|
Total |
80,314 |
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Number of patients on the National Waiting List on Jan.
1.
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
|
56,716 |
64,423 |
68,497 |
74,105 |
79,446 |
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South and Central
Texas Patient Waiting List
Current as of October 1, 2002
|
Type of Transplant |
Patients Waiting |
|
|
|
|
Kidney transplant |
1,356 |
|
Kidney-pancreas transplant |
37 |
|
Pancreas transplant |
10 |
|
Liver transplant |
270 |
|
Heart transplant |
32 |
|
Lung transplant |
16 |
|
Total |
1,721 |
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Number of
patients on the South and Central Texas
Waiting List on Jan. 1.
|
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
|
641 |
790 |
935 |
1,146 |
1,424 |
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Organ Donation in the U.S.
While
the number of transplant patients in the U.S. has increased
by about 60 percent over the last five years, the number of
cadaveric organ donors has only increased by about 10
percent. Donations in South & Central Texas have increased
at a greater pace, however so has the transplant waiting
list. The following numbers show how organ donations have
grown over the last five year.
Number of
Organ Donors in the United States
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
5,479 |
5,799 |
5,848 |
5,984 |
6,081 |
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
76 |
91 |
94 |
114 |
105 |
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