Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Recipient Blood Type Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 708 848 791 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070
O 311 403 347 390 365 360 415 440 434 490
A 294 326 328 384 344 364 368 415 451 442
B 72 82 78 98 105 92 118 137 104 116
AB 31 37 38 38 26 48 40 42 40 22
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 43.9% 47.5% 43.9% 42.9% 43.5% 41.7% 44.1% 42.6% 42.2% 45.8%
A 41.5% 38.4% 41.5% 42.2% 41.0% 42.1% 39.1% 40.1% 43.8% 41.3%
B 10.2% 9.7% 9.9% 10.8% 12.5% 10.6% 12.5% 13.2% 10.1% 10.8%
AB 4.4% 4.4% 4.8% 4.2% 3.1% 5.6% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 2.1%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of

the organs transplanted.