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April is organ donation month
Many people may not know the average waiting time
Updated: Saturday, 23 Apr 2011, 8:53 AM CDT
Published : Saturday, 23 Apr 2011, 8:53 AM CDT
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James Pittman, Transplant Director at the North Austin Medical Center talked with KXAN Austin News about organ donation Saturday.
Many people may not know the average waiting time for a deceased donor kidney in central Texas is greater than 4 years. Living Donor evaluation and transplantation of the living donor kidney can occur in as little as 4 weeks.
One of the major barriers to living donation is patients in need of a kidney transplant have trouble approaching or discussing living donation with friends or family members. As a result, friends and family members often don't know that the patient needs the help or that they can help.
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