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

Type of Procedure 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
Double Lung Patients 387 430 369 357 433 449 527 559 650
Deaths 106 106 78 80 87 99 104 99 94
Rate 347.9 304.0 251.1 266.7 232.8 258.6 228.6 200.5 159.6
Single Lung Patients 401 478 468 506 507 585 501 506 503
Deaths 122 111 126 127 128 132 89 76 81
Rate 383.0 278.2 332.4 302.0 303.8 263.9 201.2 166.1 178.0


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.