Table 9.7

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

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Liver Transplants

Hospitalized at Tx		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	5,863	6,367	6,851	7,166	7,277	7,793	8,386	8,745	9,153	9,451
	Deaths	649	608	621	687	614	640	751	712	705	632
	Rate	244.0	208.2	195.6	205.4	181.1	176.6	192.5	174.3	163.0	145.4
Not Hospitalized	Patients	3,433	3,753	3,828	3,844	3,671	4,367	5,266	5,607	5,788	6,299
	Deaths	248	236	202	252	217	272	359	319	321	306
	Rate	154.2	130.3	111.0	135.5	124.8	132.5	142.4	118.7	116.2	105.1
Hospitalized	Patients	1,195	1,341	1,672	1,925	2,081	1,674	1,197	1,089	1,168	1,329
	Deaths	152	119	176	209	196	147	102	99	119	108
	Rate	281.4	200.6	226.8	236.8	202.5	182.9	187.5	197.4	219.0	179.4
In Intensive Care	Patients	1,234	1,272	1,349	1,385	1,507	1,737	1,893	2,019	2,172	1,718
	Deaths	248	253	243	226	200	220	289	292	264	208
	Rate	484.7	490.9	419.7	378.4	296.2	288.5	351.7	330.8	261.0	262.9
Unknown	Patients	1	1	2	12	18	15	30	30	25	105
	Deaths	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	10
	Rate	*	*	*	0.0	100.5	158.8	61.1	150.8	128.0	240.8

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.