Table 12.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2004

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Lung Transplantation

Blood Type		Year of Transplant
Blood Type		1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	Patients	788	908	837	863	940	1,034	1,028	1,065	1,153
	Deaths	228	217	204	207	215	231	193	175	175
	Rate	365.8	290.2	295.8	287.3	270.4	261.6	215.1	183.9	167.6
O	Patients	340	384	359	358	414	440	434	486	523
	Deaths	99	80	90	92	87	100	77	71	78
	Rate	366.8	245.9	302.1	308.5	244.3	266.7	201.6	161.6	164.5
A	Patients	333	386	346	364	368	415	450	441	437
	Deaths	95	105	80	77	86	90	83	83	66
	Rate	358.3	339.4	279.5	252.0	278.3	253.8	209.7	215.4	166.6
B	Patients	77	99	106	92	118	137	104	116	139
	Deaths	27	24	29	27	28	36	27	16	19
	Rate	475.7	295.0	345.7	363.2	281.9	317.5	319.1	148.5	148.1
AB	Patients	38	39	26	49	40	42	40	22	54
	Deaths	7	8	5	11	14	5	6	5	12
	Rate	222.9	253.3	229.9	259.3	456.0	124.6	171.6	262.9	264.3

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

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

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.