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Table 12.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Lung Diagnosis Group Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401 1,465 1,478
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 483 527 601 537 543 542 598 552 540 530
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 47 45 40 54 50 47 56 54 50 48
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 130 160 144 161 163 198 199 227 219 201
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 178 182 224 252 287 341 524 537 628 648
Group E: Age Less Than 12 16 17 13 18 15 16 18 24 15 12
Other Diagnosis 10 10 12 7 12 13 10 7 13 39
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 55.9% 56.0% 58.1% 52.2% 50.7% 46.8% 42.6% 39.4% 36.9% 35.9%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 5.4% 4.8% 3.9% 5.2% 4.7% 4.1% 4.0% 3.9% 3.4% 3.2%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 15.0% 17.0% 13.9% 15.6% 15.2% 17.1% 14.2% 16.2% 14.9% 13.6%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 20.6% 19.3% 21.7% 24.5% 26.8% 29.5% 37.3% 38.3% 42.9% 43.8%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 1.9% 1.8% 1.3% 1.7% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.7% 1.0% 0.8%
Other Diagnosis 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 0.7% 1.1% 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 2.6%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of the organs transplanted.



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