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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis Patients 2,361 2,452 2,426 2,729 2,842 2,861 2,859 2,952 2,975
Deaths 424 448 382 413 464 435 444 420 447
Rate 207.5 212.2 178.7 170.3 186.4 171.9 174.4 157.5 167.1
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Patients 584 585 562 544 482 455 452 472 491
Deaths 88 71 65 83 61 44 51 44 60
Rate 168.8 133.7 127.1 172.2 141.3 104.9 123.3 99.8 135.2
Acute Hepatic Necrosis Patients 281 225 350 340 396 430 388 365 370
Deaths 72 62 86 55 81 84 77 85 72
Rate 321.8 360.2 308.6 185.4 249.8 230.5 233.3 284.2 228.8
Biliary Atresia Patients 213 207 180 213 184 156 170 161 174
Deaths 30 42 39 39 24 17 24 20 14
Rate 160.5 240.8 263.3 217.8 148.6 120.5 161.0 136.3 86.8
Metabolic Diseases Patients 163 163 164 153 139 154 160 145 174
Deaths 26 27 17 26 23 16 17 12 18
Rate 181.0 193.8 112.9 198.2 190.1 113.9 116.4 88.9 111.8
Malignant Neoplasms Patients 72 95 98 91 94 81 124 293 327
Deaths 14 16 19 16 21 19 22 40 45
Rate 224.9 181.9 218.1 197.8 247.6 277.2 204.8 150.2 150.9
Other Patients 98 129 144 199 201 247 300 304 528
Deaths 25 36 41 55 38 60 71 51 88
Rate 317.5 365.1 375.2 359.9 224.8 301.9 288.7 192.6 192.2
Unknown Patients - 1 - - - - - - -
Deaths - 0 - - - - - - -
Rate - * - - - - - - -


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.