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.
Nationwide, more than 36,000 patients are waiting for an organ transplant. Less than half of these patients will be transplanted; about 2,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month. 3. At any one time, there are from 200 to 300 patients on Iowa's waiting lists. 4. About one-third of the patients who are on the list for heart, liver and lung transplants die while waiting because of the lack of available organs.