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

Hospitalized 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
Not Hospitalized Patients 67 73 72 78 106 131 187 232 239 260
Deaths 5 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 5
Rate 149.3 51.7 130.8 23.0 42.1 46.7 10.5 17.7 0.0 39.4
Hospitalized Patients 2 1 1 - 1 - 3 5 3 4
Deaths 0 0 1 - 1 - 0 1 0 0
Rate * * * - * - * * * *
In Intensive Care Patients - - - - - 1 1 1 1 -
Deaths - - - - - 0 0 0 0 -
Rate - - - - - * * * * -
Unknown Patients - - - 1 1 - 2 2 - 3
Deaths - - - 0 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.