The Republican tax plan is now the law of the land. That means it's time for American taxpayers to brace for some major changes. The new law retains seven income tax brackets but alters the ranges. Personal exemptions have been eliminated, but the standard deduction has increased. These changes to Americans' tax brackets won't kick in when you file your 2017 taxes before Tax Day on April 17 this year.
The wait for suitable donor organs to become available may be a year or longer. The average waiting time on the list is 18 months. After a patient has been accepted as a suitable candidate for lung transplantation, they will typically be contacted by a transplant coordinator. The patients name will be placed on local and national waiting lists for donor organs.
1 Candidacy is determined on a case-by-case basis. 2  Because of the fragility of the lung, the survival rates for lung transplant patients are not as good as for solid organ transplants, with a five-year survival rate of about 50-60%.3  The biggest limiting factor in lung transplant is having enough suitable lung donors.e are the oldest and largest lung transplant program in the state of Michigan. On average, we perform 20-40 lung transplants a year with a current patient survival rate of 97% one year after the procedure.