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Table 12.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1999 to 2007

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Lung Transplantation

Recipient Age at Tx Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Patients 863 940 1,034 1,028 1,065 1,153 1,402 1,397 1,458
Deaths 207 215 231 193 175 176 249 221 277
Rate 287.3 270.4 261.7 215.1 183.9 168.7 201.0 176.9 215.5
<1 Year Patients 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 4
Deaths 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 3 3 3 5 3 - 8 6 6
Deaths 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 0 2
Rate * * * * * - * * *
6-11 Years Patients 9 11 8 10 8 11 7 14 5
Deaths 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0
Rate * 0.0 * 107.0 * 92.7 * 72.7 *
12-17 Years Patients 18 26 15 20 26 34 35 30 35
Deaths 4 5 5 7 2 9 6 1 3
Rate 250.1 217.9 439.7 436.1 79.6 329.4 182.4 34.5 89.3
18-34 Years Patients 113 120 123 138 130 167 156 181 179
Deaths 25 17 29 27 28 19 25 27 31
Rate 263.2 153.7 268.8 224.0 252.9 121.2 180.3 166.2 189.6
35-49 Years Patients 197 236 234 232 212 208 255 226 218
Deaths 47 62 49 45 28 27 48 28 24
Rate 287.4 323.6 240.4 227.3 144.8 140.7 216.6 137.1 119.7
50-64 Years Patients 479 511 613 573 603 648 806 772 788
Deaths 116 124 135 101 93 101 137 130 156
Rate 289.6 290.0 260.1 199.4 170.8 173.4 191.4 188.8 225.9
65+ Years Patients 40 30 36 47 79 81 132 164 223
Deaths 13 7 10 11 19 18 30 32 60
Rate 427.5 275.2 332.1 275.4 287.2 253.6 261.3 223.4 324.5


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

(-) = 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.



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