Table 5.7b

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2004

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor ECD Kidney Transplantation

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 1,074 1,131 1,213 1,226 1,170 1,182 1,242 1,368 1,402
Deaths 91 126 110 115 108 124 115 134 138
Rate 89.7 119.4 95.9 99.8 97.5 112.3 98.6 104.2 104.5
0-11 Hours Patients 85 107 106 103 105 123 176 235 227
Deaths 5 8 11 8 7 15 13 19 19
Rate 61.4 77.2 111.6 81.0 69.0 133.0 78.4 85.6 88.2
12-21 Hours Patients 432 466 469 485 432 473 503 558 557
Deaths 29 60 40 46 38 43 42 48 46
Rate 70.2 139.2 90.5 100.3 92.2 96.2 88.1 91.2 86.4
22-31 Hours Patients 380 410 397 372 341 305 287 285 329
Deaths 38 39 37 31 29 33 35 25 34
Rate 107.3 101.3 97.9 88.7 89.7 116.2 132.4 92.4 110.2
32-41 Hours Patients 129 90 142 111 94 83 80 73 82
Deaths 13 6 13 10 13 8 7 10 5
Rate 107.4 69.6 95.7 94.8 149.3 101.9 92.6 148.2 63.1
42+ Hours Patients 20 15 16 18 19 14 16 31 25
Deaths 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 4 5
Rate 109.2 228.1 138.3 124.3 169.7 75.3 0.0 138.6 233.4
Unknown Patients 28 43 83 137 179 184 180 186 182
Deaths 4 10 7 18 18 24 18 28 29
Rate 154.9 279.0 89.7 145.0 108.3 142.2 107.5 164.7 176.9


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.

Donors are divided into two mutually exclusive and complete categories. All donors meeting the criteria

for Expanded Criteria Donors for Kidney are classified as ECD, regardless of whether the kidneys were allocated under the ECD system. Non-ECDs include all other donors, including SCDs and DCDs.