Table 13.7

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

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Heart-Lung Transplants

Race		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	94	118	122	94	87	86	80	82	61	51
	Deaths	15	23	19	14	23	21	18	18	12	3
	Rate	418.6	460.9	328.9	340.2	731.9	640.3	560.5	588.9	432.1	171.2
White	Patients	85	108	107	85	75	73	74	77	56	42
	Deaths	12	20	14	12	21	19	17	16	12	2
	Rate	359.8	438.9	268.5	315.9	801.4	710.6	582.8	554.6	459.4	143.5
African American	Patients	7	5	4	6	8	9	5	4	5	4
	Deaths	2	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	0
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	Patients	1	4	9	2	4	3	-	1	-	-
	Deaths	0	0	3	0	1	0	-	1	-	-
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	*	-	-
Other/Multi-race	Patients	-	1	2	1	-	1	1	-	-	5
	Deaths	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	-	1
	Rate	-	*	*	*	-	*	*	-	-	*
Unknown	Patients	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Deaths	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.