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Table 9.7a

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Patients 4,337 4,384 4,452 4,692 5,040 5,450 5,667 5,836 5,622
Deaths 715 675 704 672 754 754 839 797 647
Rate 189.2 174.7 178.8 159.3 167.3 153.1 164.9 150.2 125.1
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis Patients 2,831 2,865 2,870 2,928 2,972 3,294 3,424 3,407 3,233
Deaths 464 436 448 421 459 442 482 463 389
Rate 187.2 172.0 175.4 159.4 172.3 147.5 155.2 149.0 130.9
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Patients 483 466 462 476 500 491 447 510 523
Deaths 62 44 54 43 62 61 50 52 35
Rate 143.7 102.2 128.2 96.4 137.4 136.1 121.1 110.2 70.5
Acute Hepatic Necrosis Patients 399 416 352 352 341 408 436 352 339
Deaths 84 82 69 85 68 69 81 49 43
Rate 257.9 233.0 230.0 297.9 236.6 195.3 217.7 154.4 141.6
Biliary Atresia Patients 184 155 170 163 173 182 174 143 175
Deaths 24 17 24 20 13 14 11 18 8
Rate 148.6 121.3 161.0 134.5 80.6 82.3 66.7 140.2 47.6
Metabolic Diseases Patients 137 154 159 140 176 168 184 202 148
Deaths 23 16 18 12 18 25 26 30 15
Rate 193.3 113.9 124.2 92.6 110.3 169.1 157.7 169.5 109.6
Malignant Neoplasms Patients 95 82 140 329 367 475 627 793 800
Deaths 21 19 23 43 50 75 98 107 89
Rate 244.7 273.2 188.4 143.0 148.7 175.8 174.1 146.2 120.2
Other Patients 208 246 299 304 511 432 375 429 404
Deaths 37 61 68 48 84 68 91 78 68
Rate 209.0 309.8 275.1 179.2 189.1 178.2 299.4 209.4 193.0


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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