Table 5.7a

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor non-ECD Kidney Transplantation

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 6,594 6,521 6,506 6,680 6,688 6,788 6,886 7,045 7,021
Deaths 365 312 309 287 333 384 312 326 316
Rate 57.5 49.4 49.1 44.2 51.5 58.7 46.7 47.7 46.3
0-11 Hours Patients 725 692 761 790 887 926 1,081 1,169 1,306
Deaths 36 25 27 27 36 48 40 41 57
Rate 51.3 37.1 36.4 34.9 41.5 53.4 37.9 35.8 44.8
12-21 Hours Patients 2,720 2,701 2,854 2,894 2,638 2,660 2,632 2,936 2,833
Deaths 143 137 144 121 120 134 125 140 111
Rate 54.6 52.5 52.3 42.9 46.9 52.1 49.0 49.2 40.2
22-31 Hours Patients 2,265 2,245 2,058 1,980 1,831 1,774 1,666 1,638 1,605
Deaths 122 99 95 89 94 113 68 84 85
Rate 55.9 45.4 47.6 46.4 53.2 66.3 41.9 52.9 54.8
32-41 Hours Patients 674 563 499 513 412 375 322 316 282
Deaths 50 32 23 30 27 21 15 12 13
Rate 77.6 58.8 47.4 61.0 68.7 58.1 48.1 39.0 47.3
42+ Hours Patients 104 104 84 76 74 52 68 59 52
Deaths 8 5 5 4 8 7 4 3 2
Rate 80.1 49.6 61.9 53.9 116.3 150.3 61.6 51.4 39.5
Unknown Patients 106 216 250 427 846 1,001 1,117 927 943
Deaths 6 14 15 16 48 61 60 46 48
Rate 59.2 67.8 62.4 38.2 59.1 63.5 55.6 51.6 52.3


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.