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

Donor Age Year of Transplant
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
<1 Year Patients 7 4 4 5 2 1 5 1 3
Deaths 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 8 18 15 9 9 8 7 9 7
Deaths 5 9 6 2 0 2 1 3 1
Rate * 822.8 571.7 * * * * * *
6-10 Years Patients 20 15 16 14 18 19 14 23 16
Deaths 4 4 3 2 3 5 2 3 2
Rate 223.3 333.5 224.2 165.1 182.5 317.2 150.3 140.4 128.2
11-17 Years Patients 145 149 154 123 154 148 136 146 179
Deaths 37 27 34 27 32 31 24 27 31
Rate 313.1 212.0 262.7 252.5 239.8 241.1 200.8 212.1 194.6
18-34 Years Patients 321 405 365 331 376 419 458 473 480
Deaths 86 99 84 90 87 86 83 71 72
Rate 333.6 299.5 274.6 335.0 273.9 234.6 206.5 165.6 164.6
35-49 Years Patients 205 223 221 278 268 277 287 260 317
Deaths 57 55 60 57 59 60 52 38 41
Rate 348.0 297.7 339.3 239.9 259.9 256.2 207.6 161.6 141.5
50-64 Years Patients 79 94 59 100 111 157 121 144 140
Deaths 34 22 15 27 34 46 30 28 26
Rate 625.2 279.0 310.1 334.9 388.0 363.3 295.1 221.0 211.0
65+ Years Patients 3 - 3 3 2 5 - 9 11
Deaths 3 - 2 1 0 1 - 4 1
Rate * - * * * * - * 96.9


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.