Table 13.7

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart-Lung Transplantation

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 69 38 62 46 51 46 27 31 28
Deaths 15 14 25 21 21 17 7 12 14
Rate 254.3 519.0 636.3 723.1 617.3 509.6 335.1 572.4 856.6
0-90 Minutes Patients 4 - - 1 2 1 - 2 -
Deaths 0 - - 1 0 0 - 1 -
Rate * - - * * * - * -
91-180 Minutes Patients 7 9 11 9 11 8 3 4 2
Deaths 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 2
Rate * * 221.1 * 98.6 * * * *
181-270 Minutes Patients 38 12 29 20 21 24 15 14 15
Deaths 8 7 13 11 9 10 2 6 4
Rate 253.5 1,040.1 745.6 1,023.8 640.5 600.8 152.7 690.0 338.1
271-360 Minutes Patients 14 5 12 9 11 6 7 7 5
Deaths 3 1 6 4 5 2 3 3 2
Rate 239.6 * 915.2 * 785.7 * * * *
361-480 Minutes Patients 2 4 1 1 - 1 1 1 -
Deaths 1 2 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Rate * * * * - * * * -
481+ Minutes Patients - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Deaths - 0 - - - 1 - - -
Rate - * - - - * - - -
Unknown Patients 4 7 9 6 6 5 1 3 6
Deaths 1 2 3 3 6 2 1 2 6
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.