Table 11.11

Unadjusted Patient Survival, Heart Transplants

Survival at 3 Months, 1 Year, 3 Years, and 5 Years

		3 Months			1 Year			3 Years			5 Years
		N	%	Std. Err.	N	%	Std. Err.	N	%	Std. Err.	N	%	Std. Err.
Total	All	4,198	90.4%	0.5%	4,198	85.6%	0.5%	4,279	78.2%	0.6%	4,443	72.0%	0.7%
Life Support at Tx	No	1,420	92.6%	0.7%	1,420	88.6%	0.8%	1,370	80.3%	1.1%	1,446	74.6%	1.1%
	Yes	2,755	89.2%	0.6%	2,755	84.1%	0.7%	2,894	77.2%	0.8%	2,911	70.7%	0.8%
	Unknown	23	100.0%	0.0%	23	91.3%	5.9%	15	80.0%	10.3%	86	73.3%	4.8%

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

(+) = Values not determined due to insufficient follow-up.

(-) = Values not determined since there were no transplants in the category.

Cohorts are transplants performed during 2000-2001 for 3 month and 1 year; 1998-1999 for 3 year; and 1996-1997 for 5 year survival.

Patient survival follows patients from first transplant of this type until death.

Counts for patient and graft survival are different because a patient may have more than one transplant for a type of organ.

Center volume = Center's yearly transplants performed during the base period, based on heart and heart-lung transplants.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Medical urgency status codes have changed over time. See Technical Notes chapter for further information.