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Donating a kidney to someone in need is an incredibly selfless act that affects not only the lives of the donor and recipient, but the lives of their families as well. Paired kidney exchanges, such as the four-way kidney exchange that recently occurred at the University of Maryland Medical Center, affect the lives of multiple donors, recipients, and families, and often require the cooperation of people who are hundreds (or even thousands) of miles apart from one another.
The numbers below not only show the high level of cooperation involved in performing such an extensive procedure, but also provide an overview of just how great the need for kidney donors is and how paired kidney exchanges can benefit the lives of all those involved in the procedure.
| 2 | – | Number of days transplant surgeons at UMMC needed to complete the four-way kidney exchange |
| 3 | – | Minimum number of years patients in Maryland spend on kidney transplant waiting lists |
| 4 | – | Total number of operating suites at UMMC required to complete the four-way kidney exchange |
| 4 | – | Total number of lives saved as a result of the UMMC four-way kidney exchange |
| 8 | – | Least number of miles traveled by individuals involved in the UMMC four-way kidney exchange |
| 10 | – | Age of the youngest person involved in the UMMC four-way kidney exchange |
| 27 | – | Number of states in the U.S. that have participated in paired kidney exchanges |
| 30 | – | Number of single-port kidney transplant surgeries performed at UMMC since April 2009 |
| 74 | – | Age of the oldest person involved in the UMMC four-way kidney exchange |
| 251 | – | Total number of people in the U.S. who have received kidneys through paired kidney exchanges |
| 1, 035 | – | Most number of miles traveled by all individuals involved in the UMMC four-way kidney exchange |
| 2,992 | – | Cumulative number of miles patients traveled from their homes to UMMC for the four-way kidney exchange |
| 5,967 | – | Number of people in the United States who received kidneys from living donors in 2008 |
| 16,517 | – | Number of people who received kidney transplants in the United States in 2008 |
| 82,000 | – | Total number of people in the United States currently awaiting new kidneys through transplants |
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