Table 9.7a

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Blood Type Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 3,772 3,857 3,924 4,269 4,338 4,384 4,453 4,692 5,039
Deaths 679 702 649 687 712 675 706 672 744
Rate 208.3 211.7 189.6 183.3 188.3 174.7 179.3 159.3 164.9
O Patients 1,606 1,630 1,621 1,837 1,812 1,816 1,755 1,982 2,207
Deaths 309 317 274 300 315 276 278 300 350
Rate 224.6 230.0 194.9 186.9 201.3 172.2 178.8 169.5 178.7
A Patients 1,506 1,601 1,588 1,685 1,753 1,763 1,885 1,832 1,885
Deaths 238 267 258 267 277 281 307 238 261
Rate 179.4 190.8 185.5 179.7 180.2 181.5 185.3 142.9 153.2
B Patients 479 442 504 551 553 589 596 613 686
Deaths 94 79 88 94 90 96 94 97 88
Rate 231.2 205.8 200.6 196.0 185.6 186.9 178.0 178.2 141.4
AB Patients 181 184 211 196 220 216 217 265 261
Deaths 38 39 29 26 30 22 27 37 45
Rate 250.9 253.2 154.5 146.8 153.6 110.5 136.1 155.0 198.9


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.