Table 5.7c

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Blood Type Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 3,666 3,926 4,408 4,688 5,467 6,013 6,227 6,458 6,638
Deaths 79 102 99 108 137 157 142 120 136
Rate 21.9 26.4 22.8 23.4 25.4 26.5 23.1 18.8 20.7
O Patients 1,684 1,715 1,991 2,080 2,510 2,771 2,858 2,934 3,043
Deaths 37 50 45 33 61 79 59 44 63
Rate 22.3 29.7 22.9 16.0 24.6 29.0 20.9 15.1 20.9
A Patients 1,395 1,580 1,667 1,822 2,058 2,274 2,327 2,427 2,507
Deaths 26 36 27 48 59 64 49 58 52
Rate 18.9 23.1 16.3 26.8 29.2 28.6 21.3 24.2 21.0
B Patients 477 495 559 616 693 751 808 859 833
Deaths 15 15 18 22 13 12 26 14 17
Rate 32.2 30.9 32.9 36.6 18.9 16.1 32.8 16.5 20.7
AB Patients 110 136 186 168 206 217 234 238 255
Deaths 1 1 9 5 4 2 8 4 4
Rate 9.2 7.4 50.1 30.3 19.6 9.3 35.2 17.1 15.8
Unknown Patients - - 5 2 - - - - -
Deaths - - 0 0 - - - - -
Rate - - * * - - - - -


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.