Table 9.7a

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 3,858 3,922 4,269 4,338 4,384 4,453 4,691 5,041 5,446
Deaths 702 648 689 716 675 706 672 751 751
Rate 211.7 189.4 183.9 189.4 174.7 179.3 159.3 166.5 152.6
0-5 Hours Patients 655 584 737 724 810 875 1,063 1,194 1,318
Deaths 91 86 119 105 125 124 123 149 159
Rate 156.1 166.0 183.1 162.6 174.3 157.2 125.6 136.3 131.4
6-10 Hours Patients 2,065 2,125 2,198 2,068 2,107 2,165 2,318 2,609 2,729
Deaths 350 307 349 314 293 301 318 357 341
Rate 194.3 161.8 180.4 172.5 155.2 154.5 151.4 151.0 136.5
11-15 Hours Patients 776 721 690 531 523 577 521 538 567
Deaths 152 142 116 98 99 118 83 86 79
Rate 231.2 234.3 192.4 214.9 223.4 242.0 179.3 180.8 155.4
16-20 Hours Patients 97 90 89 55 73 46 64 67 40
Deaths 27 19 15 16 13 10 10 20 11
Rate 348.0 261.1 195.2 380.5 209.7 252.8 173.9 381.5 344.2
21+ Hours Patients 40 38 54 31 31 20 24 30 31
Deaths 12 7 4 11 0 1 3 2 7
Rate 409.8 220.4 79.4 465.0 0.0 52.4 134.7 71.4 270.8
Unknown Patients 225 364 501 929 840 770 701 603 761
Deaths 70 87 86 172 145 152 135 137 154
Rate 416.8 294.3 198.6 217.3 200.6 232.5 226.4 274.8 238.1


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.