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Table 12.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Lung Diagnosis Group Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401 1,465 1,478 1,660
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 527 601 537 543 543 598 546 526 521 543
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 45 40 54 50 46 56 63 64 62 77
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 160 144 161 163 198 199 227 219 201 245
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 182 224 252 287 341 524 534 629 644 732
Group E: Age Less Than 12 17 13 18 15 16 18 24 15 12 17
Other Diagnosis 10 12 7 12 13 10 7 12 38 46
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 56.0% 58.1% 52.2% 50.7% 46.9% 42.6% 39.0% 35.9% 35.3% 32.7%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 4.8% 3.9% 5.2% 4.7% 4.0% 4.0% 4.5% 4.4% 4.2% 4.6%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 17.0% 13.9% 15.6% 15.2% 17.1% 14.2% 16.2% 14.9% 13.6% 14.8%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 19.3% 21.7% 24.5% 26.8% 29.5% 37.3% 38.1% 42.9% 43.6% 44.1%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 1.8% 1.3% 1.7% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.7% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0%
Other Diagnosis 1.1% 1.2% 0.7% 1.1% 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 2.6% 2.8%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of

the organs transplanted.