Table 12.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2003

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Lung Transplantation

Donor Age Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 846 788 908 837 863 940 1,034 1,028 1,065
Deaths 203 228 216 204 207 215 232 193 175
Rate 291.0 365.8 288.6 295.8 287.3 270.4 263.0 215.1 183.9
<1 Year Patients 8 7 4 4 5 2 1 5 1
Deaths 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 11 8 18 15 9 9 8 7 9
Deaths 2 5 9 6 2 0 2 1 3
Rate 203.5 * 822.8 571.7 * * * * *
6-10 Years Patients 18 20 15 16 14 18 19 14 23
Deaths 5 4 4 3 2 3 5 2 3
Rate 366.6 223.3 333.5 224.2 165.1 182.5 317.2 150.3 140.4
11-17 Years Patients 169 145 149 154 123 154 148 136 146
Deaths 44 37 27 34 27 32 31 24 27
Rate 326.1 313.1 212.0 262.7 252.5 239.8 241.1 200.8 212.1
18-34 Years Patients 375 321 405 365 331 376 419 458 473
Deaths 83 86 99 84 90 87 87 83 71
Rate 260.7 333.6 299.5 274.6 335.0 273.9 237.8 206.5 165.6
35-49 Years Patients 188 205 223 221 278 268 277 287 260
Deaths 39 57 54 60 57 59 60 52 38
Rate 245.0 348.0 291.1 339.3 239.9 259.9 256.2 207.6 161.6
50-64 Years Patients 77 79 94 59 100 111 157 121 144
Deaths 27 34 22 15 27 34 46 30 28
Rate 487.3 625.2 279.0 310.1 334.9 388.0 363.3 295.1 221.0
65+ Years Patients - 3 - 3 3 2 5 - 9
Deaths - 3 - 2 1 0 1 - 4
Rate - * - * * * * - *


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

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant.See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.