When an organ becomes available, a computer search identifies potential candidates that match the donor's characteristics and prints out a list of patients ranked in priority order. Factors include blood type, body size, immune status, severity of illness, and length of time on the waiting list. Each donor generates a different list. Actually, all allocation issues boil down to not having enough organs. The solution is to persuade more people to become pledged donors so that no one has to make decisions about who lives and dies.
Studies show high survival rates among transplant procedures.
At most US transplant centers, the success rate for kidney transplants is in the range of 90-95 per cent. These rates continue to improve as advances occur in technology and anti-rejection drug therapy. Don't worry . Sometimes, because of hospital billing procedures, donor families receive bills that include some charges relating to the donation. Organ and tissue procurement agencies tell their donor families not to pay those bills until the agencies have had a chance to review them and pay their charges.