Table 7.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2004

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 186 242 270 313 467 768 1,027 1,218 1,326 1,490
Deaths 2 1 7 5 5 10 16 17 16 26
Rate 20.2 7.4 46.9 31.5 24.9 26.2 27.8 23.3 18.9 27.5
O Patients 76 85 116 134 209 339 466 566 631 707
Deaths 2 - 1 3 4 7 7 9 9 12
Rate 48.3 - 16.7 39.1 41.3 40.5 25.9 25.6 21.9 25.7
A Patients 79 111 108 134 187 316 411 461 489 562
Deaths - 1 4 2 1 2 8 6 4 11
Rate - 17.5 65.0 33.9 12.8 12.6 36.3 22.4 13.2 32.4
B Patients 26 37 34 32 55 84 112 147 161 171
Deaths - - 2 - - 1 - 1 3 3
Rate - - 94.7 - - 26.5 - 11.4 28.7 27.2
AB Patients 5 9 12 13 16 29 38 44 45 50
Deaths - - - - - - 1 1 - -
Rate * * - - - - 45.2 43.7 - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

Patients alive on the waiting list at any time during the year are counted. Period at risk begins

the later of January 1 or waiting list registration and ends on the earlier of December 31,date of death, or date of removal for other reasons. Please see Technical Notes for further details about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.