Sentences with phrase «available organs remains»

Although 17,000 people receive kidneys in the US each year, more than 400,000 are on the waiting list and rely on dialysis machines, so the shortage of available organs remains acute.

Not exact matches

Since liver transplantation remains the only chance of a cure for end - stage liver disease, improving transplant organ quality is critical for caring for these patients and will help close the gap between patient need and available organs.