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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

Life Support Status		Year of Transplant
Life Support Status		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
Not on Life Support	Patients	798	883	987	969	1,010	1,087	1,311	1,306	1,366
	Deaths	184	197	212	177	163	156	214	193	241
	Rate	273.4	262.1	249.3	208.2	179.9	157.3	182.2	163.6	197.5
On Life Support	Patients	56	57	46	59	55	66	91	91	92
	Deaths	22	18	19	16	12	20	35	28	36
	Rate	560.4	412.3	606.8	339.6	265.5	386.9	543.8	400.2	548.4
Unknown	Patients	9	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Deaths	1	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	-	*	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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