Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

On Life Support at Tx 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
No 792 715 845 792 799 884 989 970 1,014 1,090
Yes 51 46 60 47 56 57 44 59 56 63
Unknown 5 30 5 1 9 - 1 - - 4
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 93.4% 90.4% 92.9% 94.3% 92.5% 93.9% 95.6% 94.3% 94.8% 94.2%
Yes 6.0% 5.8% 6.6% 5.6% 6.5% 6.1% 4.3% 5.7% 5.2% 5.4%
Unknown 0.6% 3.8% 0.5% 0.1% 1.0% - 0.1% - - 0.3%


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.