Table 6.7

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

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Transplants

Recipient Age at Tx Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Patients 69 74 73 79 108 132 193 240 243 267
Deaths 5 2 5 1 3 3 1 3 0 5
Rate 145.6 51.1 162.4 22.5 63.0 46.5 10.3 25.7 0.0 39.0
<1 Year Patients - - - - 1 - - - - -
Deaths - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rate - - - - * - - - - -
1-5 Years Patients - - - - - 1 - - - -
Deaths - - - - - 0 - - - -
Rate - - - - - * - - - -
6-10 Years Patients - - - - 1 - - - - -
Deaths - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rate - - - - * - - - - -
11-17 Years Patients - 1 1 - - 3 2 - - -
Deaths - 0 0 - - 0 0 - - -
Rate - * * - - * * - - -
18-34 Years Patients 28 32 27 24 40 42 49 59 61 59
Deaths 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 3
Rate 157.9 0.0 177.4 0.0 159.1 107.9 43.1 36.0 0.0 106.5
35-49 Years Patients 38 37 42 51 58 74 125 135 135 159
Deaths 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
Rate 151.1 105.7 163.5 35.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.1 0.0 26.1
50-64 Years Patients 3 4 3 4 7 11 17 45 47 48
Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rate * * * * * 166.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
65+ Years Patients - - - - 1 1 - 1 - 1
Deaths - - - - 0 0 - 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.