Table 5.7b

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

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

Hospitalized at Tx Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 1,005 1,074 1,131 1,213 1,226 1,170 1,182 1,242 1,368
Deaths 81 90 123 110 115 106 124 115 134
Rate 84.9 88.7 116.5 95.9 99.8 95.6 112.3 98.6 104.2
Not Hospitalized Patients 985 1,041 1,105 1,199 1,188 1,151 1,158 1,227 1,348
Deaths 77 86 117 109 107 102 121 113 131
Rate 82.2 87.4 113.0 96.1 95.6 93.3 111.8 98.0 103.4
Hospitalized Patients 8 19 18 9 33 15 23 15 18
Deaths 0 1 6 1 6 2 3 2 3
Rate * 55.1 465.2 * 200.3 146.9 144.5 151.7 178.8
In Intensive Care Patients 6 4 8 4 5 3 1 - 2
Deaths 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 - 0
Rate * * * * * * * - *
Unknown Patients 6 10 - 1 - 1 - - -
Deaths 2 2 - 0 - 0 - - -
Rate * 215.6 - * - * - - -


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.