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

Hospitalized 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
Not Hospitalized Patients 676 809 756 775 872 974 948 992 1,042
Deaths 187 180 174 175 191 214 173 155 139
Rate 345.1 265.3 275.7 267.3 255.9 256.0 207.8 173.4 145.0
Hospitalized Patients 44 45 51 43 46 32 42 40 65
Deaths 10 11 16 14 13 6 8 9 13
Rate 264.0 286.0 397.9 433.4 358.1 220.3 220.2 272.6 233.9
In Intensive Care Patients 38 49 29 36 22 27 38 33 46
Deaths 21 23 13 17 11 11 12 11 23
Rate 1,053.3 803.2 725.7 675.2 875.2 585.2 422.1 451.1 768.5
Unknown Patients 30 5 1 9 - 1 - - -
Deaths 10 3 1 1 - 0 - - -
Rate 425.0 * * * - * - - -


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.