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

Type of Procedure 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
Double Lung Patients 389 387 430 369 357 433 449 527 559
Deaths 100 106 106 78 80 87 99 104 99
Rate 320.8 347.9 304.0 251.1 266.7 232.8 258.6 228.6 200.5
Single Lung Patients 457 401 478 468 506 507 585 501 506
Deaths 103 122 110 126 127 128 133 89 76
Rate 266.9 383.0 275.2 332.4 302.0 303.8 266.3 201.2 166.1


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.