Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Recipient Blood Type Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 848 791 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157
O 403 347 390 365 360 415 440 434 490 523
A 326 328 384 344 364 368 415 451 442 441
B 82 78 98 105 92 118 137 104 116 139
AB 37 38 38 26 48 40 42 40 22 54
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 47.5% 43.9% 42.9% 43.5% 41.7% 44.1% 42.6% 42.2% 45.8% 45.2%
A 38.4% 41.5% 42.2% 41.0% 42.1% 39.1% 40.1% 43.8% 41.3% 38.1%
B 9.7% 9.9% 10.8% 12.5% 10.6% 12.5% 13.2% 10.1% 10.8% 12.0%
AB 4.4% 4.8% 4.2% 3.1% 5.6% 4.3% 4.1% 3.9% 2.1% 4.7%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one ofthe organs transplanted.