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Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 2000 to 2009

Intestine Waiting List

Primary Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Patients 246 319 348 354 392 449 482 495 461 447
Deaths 27 44 53 47 56 58 54 50 28 27
Rate 256.5 320.7 325.1 305.3 328.7 331.8 268.9 239.9 131.2 129.9
Short Gut Syndrome Patients 120 140 140 151 145 183 170 185 210 210
Deaths 16 18 20 28 16 22 18 19 12 11
Rate 302.6 274.1 279.6 413.7 248.6 297.0 227.6 261.7 129.5 116.6
Functional Bowel Problem Patients 13 24 28 26 40 45 37 29 37 35
Deaths 1 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 3 -
Rate 205.4 417.8 149.0 70.6 274.3 294.9 133.3 78.6 179.2 -
Other Patients 82 119 137 131 144 165 200 199 143 126
Deaths 7 18 18 14 20 23 22 16 7 11
Rate 202.6 381.9 309.8 276.6 323.3 378.4 278.9 172.1 93.5 180.3
Unknown Patients 31 36 43 46 63 56 75 82 71 76
Deaths 3 4 13 4 15 8 12 14 6 5
Rate 231.5 269.8 650.5 186.1 578.7 347.8 431.5 465.5 206.2 139.4


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

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.