Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Type of Procedure 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
Double Lung 390 388 432 371 358 434 449 528 564 653
Single Lung 458 403 478 469 506 507 585 501 506 504
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Double Lung 46.0% 49.1% 47.5% 44.2% 41.4% 46.1% 43.4% 51.3% 52.7% 56.4%
Single Lung 54.0% 50.9% 52.5% 55.8% 58.6% 53.9% 56.6% 48.7% 47.3% 43.6%


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.