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

Life Support Status		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
Not on Life Support	Patients	85	110	107	74	65	60	51	56	41	27
	Deaths	11	20	16	9	17	11	8	12	6	2
	Rate	319.9	428.7	309.1	271.8	694.4	487.4	367.1	567.0	339.3	155.2
On Life Support	Patients	9	8	15	19	19	22	26	26	20	24
	Deaths	4	3	3	4	5	10	8	6	6	1
	Rate	*	*	499.2	497.8	835.5	1,291.2	812.8	638.4	595.0	215.5
Unknown	Patients	-	-	-	1	3	4	3	-	-	-
	Deaths	-	-	-	1	1	0	2	-	-	-
	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.