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

Gender		Year of Transplant
Gender		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
Female	Patients	382	466	397	431	467	556	509	495	576
	Deaths	109	109	97	99	101	109	92	79	91
	Rate	357.0	282.5	294.9	273.8	251.5	225.3	204.7	178.2	175.3
Male	Patients	406	442	440	432	473	478	519	570	577
	Deaths	119	108	107	108	114	122	101	96	84
	Rate	374.3	298.4	296.6	300.9	289.6	305.6	225.4	189.0	160.0

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.