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

Previous Tx Any Organ		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
No	Patients	92	117	119	90	84	83	77	79	61	51
	Deaths	14	22	18	13	21	18	18	18	12	3
	Rate	392.6	445.3	318.2	332.1	672.5	556.2	587.1	620.1	432.1	171.2
Yes	Patients	2	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	-	-
	Deaths	1	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	-	-
	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.