It serves as a tributary of the Mississippi River. The combined Missouri-Mississippi river system is the fourth longest river in the world.http://www.usefultrivia.com/geography_tr... ------------The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and the longest river in the United States of America. The Missouri likely originates at Brower's Spring at the upper reaches of the Jefferson, before joining the confluence of the Madison, Jefferson, and Gallatin rivers in Montana.
A kidney transplant does not last for ever. The average life-span of a transplanted kidney is twelve years for a deceased donor kidney, and about 15 years for a living related transplant. The average for a living unrelated transplant is somewhere between the two.
1 Over 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month. 2  1. 3  12 people die each day while waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. 1. 4  Every 14 minutes someone is added to the kidney transplant list. The median wait time for an individualâs first kidney transplant is 3.6 years and can vary depending on health, compatibility and availability of organs. 2. 2  In 2014, 17,105 kidney transplants took place in the US.