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Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1998 to 2007

Intestine Waiting List

Primary Diagnosis (Collected for listings after 1994) Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Patients 211 212 247 320 349 356 393 453 491 503
Deaths 48 47 27 44 52 48 56 58 55 49
Rate 583.0 495.8 253.8 318.7 315.7 306.2 323.5 324.0 263.5 226.4
Short Gut Syndrome Patients 113 103 119 140 139 150 146 186 174 192
Deaths 32 30 16 18 20 28 16 22 18 19
Rate 742.0 604.3 307.3 277.8 282.7 414.9 242.0 286.6 221.7 245.0
Functional Bowel Problem Patients 17 17 12 24 30 27 40 47 40 33
Deaths 4 5 1 4 2 1 5 5 2 1
Rate 542.0 612.8 228.8 410.6 142.6 70.5 286.5 285.7 114.0 65.1
Other Patients 49 59 83 119 137 132 146 164 198 194
Deaths 8 8 7 18 17 15 20 23 23 16
Rate 417.1 353.6 197.2 378.9 290.7 286.7 323.4 389.1 289.4 174.4
Unknown Patients 32 33 33 37 43 47 61 56 79 84
Deaths 4 4 3 4 13 4 15 8 12 13
Rate 316.4 278.3 207.6 249.8 605.1 175.8 541.8 312.0 393.2 409.7


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

Patients alive on the waiting list at any time during the year are counted. Period at risk begins

the later of January 1 or waiting list registration and ends on the earlier of December 31, date of death, or date of removal for other reasons. Please see Technical Notes for further details about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.



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