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

Hospitalized at Tx 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
Not Hospitalized Patients 2,002 1,973 1,860 2,618 2,695 2,755 2,619 3,269 3,612
Deaths 231 253 219 331 312 304 302 364 449
Rate 125.4 141.2 129.1 138.9 126.9 119.8 125.4 120.3 135.3
Hospitalized Patients 975 1,074 1,151 640 583 468 636 715 753
Deaths 195 223 212 107 110 87 119 122 133
Rate 234.8 245.9 213.8 193.2 219.2 217.6 215.5 193.9 203.2
In Intensive Care Patients 794 799 906 1,006 1,044 1,161 1,198 708 674
Deaths 253 226 217 248 290 284 285 186 162
Rate 430.8 373.1 297.6 307.3 360.2 306.3 291.6 330.0 300.1
Unknown Patients 1 11 7 5 16 - - - -
Deaths 0 0 1 1 0 - - - -
Rate * 0.0 * * 0.0 - - - -


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.