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

Hospitalized at Tx 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
Not Hospitalized Patients 1,974 1,860 2,618 2,695 2,755 2,620 3,264 3,610 3,829
Deaths 253 219 332 315 304 303 363 455 445
Rate 141.1 129.1 139.3 128.2 119.8 125.8 120.1 137.3 125.9
Hospitalized Patients 1,074 1,150 640 583 467 638 715 757 822
Deaths 223 212 108 110 87 119 120 134 127
Rate 245.9 214.0 195.1 219.2 218.2 214.9 190.1 203.6 172.5
In Intensive Care Patients 799 905 1,006 1,044 1,162 1,195 712 674 795
Deaths 226 216 248 291 284 284 189 162 179
Rate 373.1 296.3 307.3 361.6 306.0 291.2 334.5 299.9 275.0
Unknown Patients 11 7 5 16 - - - - -
Deaths 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
Rate 0.0 * * 0.0 - - - - -


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.