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The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is a national registry in the United States listing kidney donors and recipients in need of a kidney transplant. NKR facilitates over 450 " Kidney Paired Donation " (KPD) or "Paired Exchange" transplants annually.
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CORRECTION: (August 28, 2024 1:46 p.m. ET): A previous version of this article misstated the number of deaths and the death rates for kidney donors. From 1993-2002, there were 13 deaths and a ...
There were 192 kidney transplants — 130 from deceased donors and 62 from living donors — performed in Iowa in 2023, Butterfield said. What can you do if you want to donate a kidney?
Kidney transplant or renal transplant is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). Kidney transplant is typically classified as deceased-donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ.
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) is a voluntary nonprofit health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City, with over 30 local offices across the country. Its mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and ...
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. is a nonprofit medical corporation founded in 1971 and chartered as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under IRS regulations. It was founded for care and research of patients with kidney disease and supports activities in kidney transplant and dialysis across the US.
According to the National Kidney Foundation, 12 people die every day waiting for a kidney transplant. The University of Colorado Hospital said its Transplant Center has received so many calls that ...