Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

On Life Support at Tx Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 791 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,407
No 715 845 792 799 884 989 970 1,014 1,092 1,312
Yes 46 60 47 56 57 44 59 56 65 90
Unknown 30 5 1 9 - 1 - - - 5
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 90.4% 92.9% 94.3% 92.5% 93.9% 95.6% 94.3% 94.8% 94.4% 93.2%
Yes 5.8% 6.6% 5.6% 6.5% 6.1% 4.3% 5.7% 5.2% 5.6% 6.4%
Unknown 3.8% 0.5% 0.1% 1.0% - 0.1% - - - 0.4%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of the organs transplanted.