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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis Patients 2,453 2,423 2,723 2,839 2,859 2,860 2,934 2,948 3,275
Deaths 448 382 413 465 435 446 416 448 443
Rate 212.1 178.9 170.7 187.1 172.0 175.2 156.9 169.3 148.7
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Patients 585 561 544 482 455 449 468 490 479
Deaths 71 65 83 62 44 51 43 59 60
Rate 133.7 127.4 172.2 144.0 104.9 124.2 98.2 133.0 137.5
Acute Hepatic Necrosis Patients 225 350 342 398 431 379 372 373 473
Deaths 62 86 55 84 84 74 89 72 76
Rate 360.2 308.6 184.1 258.7 229.8 229.1 294.5 226.1 184.0
Biliary Atresia Patients 207 179 213 184 156 170 162 174 181
Deaths 42 38 39 24 17 24 20 13 14
Rate 240.8 256.7 217.8 148.6 120.5 161.0 135.4 80.2 82.8
Metabolic Diseases Patients 163 164 153 140 155 159 145 173 162
Deaths 27 17 26 23 16 17 13 18 23
Rate 193.8 112.9 198.2 188.6 113.1 117.2 97.0 112.4 160.6
Malignant Neoplasms Patients 95 101 97 96 83 134 315 355 426
Deaths 16 19 18 21 19 22 43 51 65
Rate 181.9 210.9 209.5 241.9 269.3 188.0 149.8 157.3 170.1
Other Patients 129 144 197 199 245 302 295 528 450
Deaths 36 41 55 37 60 72 48 90 70
Rate 365.1 375.3 364.7 220.2 305.0 291.4 185.5 197.3 175.9
Unknown Patients 1 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 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.