Table 10.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1993 to 2002

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Intestine Transplants

Life Support Status		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	40	37	59	69	82	92	98	104	127	125
	Deaths	10	7	12	14	19	18	19	13	27	18
	Rate	580.8	474.7	437.7	493.3	478.9	525.7	419.7	309.3	482.4	317.9
Not on Life Support	Patients	35	33	55	54	68	83	88	96	126	120
	Deaths	6	5	11	10	16	14	15	9	27	15
	Rate	377.7	372.2	422.9	423.4	499.3	441.8	359.5	225.0	490.3	269.8
On Life Support	Patients	2	2	2	5	5	8	10	8	1	5
	Deaths	2	2	1	3	2	4	4	4	0	3
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	1,126.2	*	*	*
Unknown	Patients	3	2	2	10	9	1	-	-	-	-
	Deaths	2	0	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	*	*	232.8	*	*	-	-	-	-

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

Includes patients with a functioning transplant (placed during the previous 1-year period) at any time during

the calendar year. Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or 1-year anniversary

of the transplant, and is limited to time during each calendar year. See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.