Other factors that affect liquid flow rate include the liquid's viscosity and density, and the friction of the liquid in contact with the pipe. Direct measurements of liquid flows can be made with positive-displacement flowmeters. These units divide the liquid into specific increments and move it on.
And while the number of people dying while waiting for an organ transplant has decreased from 614 in 2011 to 469 in 2014, there have still been 195 individualsâ deaths this year after patients failed to find a donation in time.
Split liver transplants as successful as whole organ transplants, study finds. Of the nearly 16,000 people on waiting lists for a liver transplant, approximately 10 percent die before they are chosen for surgery. One solution for this organ shortage is a split liver transplant, where the donor liver is divided and transplanted into two patients.