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

Life Support Status 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
Not on Life Support Patients 790 713 843 789 798 883 989 969 1,010
Deaths 178 200 190 183 184 197 214 177 163
Rate 269.1 350.8 268.5 278.0 273.4 262.1 251.5 208.2 179.9
On Life Support Patients 51 45 60 47 56 57 44 59 55
Deaths 23 18 23 20 22 18 18 16 12
Rate 697.6 607.1 592.3 645.7 560.4 412.3 595.2 339.6 265.5
Unknown Patients 5 30 5 1 9 - 1 - -
Deaths 2 10 3 1 1 - 0 - -
Rate * 425.0 * * * - * - -


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.