Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2005

Intestine Waiting List

Primary Diagnosis (Collected for listings after 1994) Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 157 192 211 212 247 320 349 356 393 453
Deaths 24 44 48 47 27 44 52 48 56 57
Rate 343.6 581.6 579.2 493.9 252.6 317.5 315.4 306.0 323.3 317.4
Short Gut Syndrome Patients 70 103 117 106 120 143 144 154 152 197
Deaths 8 28 32 30 16 18 20 28 16 23
Rate 273.6 686.1 717.0 590.9 299.9 269.0 272.8 400.6 233.4 280.3
Functional Bowel Problem Patients 17 17 17 19 13 25 31 29 42 46
Deaths 3 7 4 5 1 4 2 1 5 4
Rate 420.3 1,265.0 542.0 559.7 186.3 372.8 135.6 63.5 270.3 237.5
Other Patients 30 36 47 56 82 116 131 127 138 154
Deaths 4 2 8 8 7 18 17 15 20 22
Rate 279.2 130.4 439.7 369.1 204.7 396.0 301.1 308.1 341.7 399.2
Unknown Patients 40 36 30 31 32 36 43 46 61 56
Deaths 9 7 4 4 3 4 13 4 15 8
Rate 470.3 501.2 315.7 290.0 215.0 257.8 639.1 177.5 543.4 312.8


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

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.