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

Cold Ischemic Time 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
0-90 Minutes Patients 13 10 7 9 10 9 9 15 11
Deaths 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 2
Rate 174.7 0.0 * * 110.9 * * 225.1 211.5
91-180 Minutes Patients 117 101 117 144 155 126 131 126 100
Deaths 30 31 28 37 40 23 24 22 19
Rate 319.9 399.2 282.7 314.0 316.4 207.0 201.7 193.7 212.1
181-270 Minutes Patients 288 227 274 282 234 254 325 309 333
Deaths 65 70 58 60 49 56 69 55 49
Rate 267.6 389.0 250.7 248.0 241.7 259.4 249.4 202.9 162.8
271-360 Minutes Patients 207 202 259 194 217 250 250 278 285
Deaths 56 47 63 40 48 53 45 52 48
Rate 331.0 279.7 293.2 240.2 264.3 247.9 200.3 215.2 188.0
361-480 Minutes Patients 105 104 103 87 82 79 111 116 165
Deaths 22 34 21 24 18 18 28 21 27
Rate 250.8 442.9 242.5 354.1 254.7 264.6 305.8 205.2 181.6
481+ Minutes Patients 27 45 34 29 36 22 43 29 27
Deaths 7 12 6 4 7 6 11 4 4
Rate 340.7 326.1 207.9 156.6 228.6 337.4 327.4 153.9 170.3
Unknown Patients 89 99 114 92 129 200 165 155 144
Deaths 21 34 40 39 44 55 51 36 26
Rate 291.5 459.2 495.4 638.3 442.6 337.6 393.9 277.9 210.1


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.