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

Recipient Age at Tx 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 6 7 4 3 2 3 4 4
Deaths 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 3 7 10 3 3 3 5 3 -
Deaths 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 -
Rate * * 246.5 * * * * * -
6-10 Years Patients 6 12 7 8 9 5 7 6 9
Deaths 1 6 3 1 0 1 1 2 0
Rate * 895.8 * * * * * * *
11-17 Years Patients 26 28 22 19 28 18 23 28 36
Deaths 2 11 2 5 5 6 7 2 10
Rate 80.9 527.8 94.7 297.9 200.4 444.8 367.5 73.7 343.6
18-34 Years Patients 114 137 122 113 120 123 138 130 167
Deaths 31 31 27 25 17 29 27 28 19
Rate 340.9 272.7 267.5 263.2 153.7 268.8 223.9 252.9 121.2
35-49 Years Patients 204 245 209 197 236 235 232 212 209
Deaths 61 49 48 47 62 49 45 28 27
Rate 381.2 234.4 280.6 287.4 323.6 239.0 227.3 144.8 140.0
50-64 Years Patients 402 431 429 479 511 612 573 603 647
Deaths 122 106 110 116 124 135 101 93 100
Rate 387.8 300.7 311.3 289.6 290.0 260.5 199.4 170.8 171.7
65+ Years Patients 26 42 31 40 30 36 47 79 81
Deaths 6 11 10 13 7 10 11 19 18
Rate 281.9 324.5 404.2 427.5 275.2 332.1 275.4 287.2 253.6


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.