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

Previous Tx Any Organ 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
No Patients 766 874 815 841 922 1,007 1,001 1,030 1,120
Deaths 220 205 191 198 205 219 184 164 164
Rate 363.4 283.5 281.9 281.1 260.9 253.7 209.8 177.5 161.0
Yes Patients 22 34 22 22 18 27 27 35 33
Deaths 8 12 13 9 10 12 9 11 11
Rate 449.2 488.2 1,056.8 557.8 1,068.0 610.5 443.2 402.3 427.2


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.