Researchers say, if people know a transplant is a possibility, they should get on a waiting list even before they start dialysis and do so at more than one medical center to improve their odds.
Almost half of 60+ die awaiting kidney transplant
June 19, 2009
It found that other factors such as having diabetes, being black, having certain blood types and being older than 70 also increased the odds that someone would die while waiting for a donated kidney.