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Table 12.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 2000 to 2008

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Lung Transplantation

Recipient Age at Tx Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Patients 940 1,034 1,028 1,065 1,153 1,402 1,397 1,458 1,473
Deaths 215 231 193 175 176 249 221 278 245
Rate 270.4 261.7 215.1 183.9 168.7 201.0 176.9 216.2 185.9
<1 Year Patients 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 3
Deaths 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0
Rate * * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 3 3 5 3 - 8 6 6 3
Deaths 0 0 0 1 - 2 0 2 0
Rate * * * * - * * * *
6-11 Years Patients 11 8 10 8 11 7 14 5 6
Deaths 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2
Rate 0.0 * 107.0 * 92.7 * 72.7 * *
12-17 Years Patients 26 15 20 26 34 35 30 35 33
Deaths 5 5 7 2 9 6 1 3 5
Rate 217.9 439.7 436.1 79.6 329.4 182.4 34.5 89.3 163.2
18-34 Years Patients 120 123 138 130 167 156 181 179 165
Deaths 17 29 27 28 19 25 27 32 21
Rate 153.7 268.8 224.0 252.9 121.2 180.3 166.2 195.8 137.4
35-49 Years Patients 236 234 232 212 208 255 226 218 211
Deaths 62 49 45 28 27 48 28 24 33
Rate 323.6 240.4 227.3 144.8 141.0 216.6 137.1 119.7 173.9
50-64 Years Patients 511 613 573 603 648 806 772 788 780
Deaths 124 135 101 93 101 137 130 156 127
Rate 290.0 260.1 199.4 170.8 173.4 191.4 188.8 225.9 182.3
65+ Years Patients 30 36 47 79 81 132 164 223 272
Deaths 7 10 11 19 18 30 32 60 57
Rate 275.2 332.1 275.4 287.2 253.6 261.3 223.0 323.8 241.1


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

(-) = 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.