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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

Lung Allocation Score 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
LAS 0 Patients - - - - - 5 3 2 -
Deaths - - - - - 0 1 0 -
Rate - - - - - * * * -
LAS 20 - 29 Patients - - - - - 13 12 8 11
Deaths - - - - - 3 2 1 1
Rate - - - - - 289.1 195.6 * 91.6
LAS 30 - 34 Patients - - - - - 381 546 423 390
Deaths - - - - - 58 70 62 52
Rate - - - - - 168.5 140.3 159.9 147.1
LAS 35 - 39 Patients - - - - - 246 368 372 353
Deaths - - - - - 44 56 66 62
Rate - - - - - 201.2 167.9 198.7 195.2
LAS 40 - 49 Patients - - - - - 204 275 352 363
Deaths - - - - - 34 44 79 54
Rate - - - - - 189.9 178.8 263.0 163.6
LAS 50 - 59 Patients - - - - - 47 78 109 138
Deaths - - - - - 11 13 18 30
Rate - - - - - 273.8 189.0 181.8 253.8
LAS 60+ Patients - - - - - 72 115 192 218
Deaths - - - - - 20 35 52 46
Rate - - - - - 347.8 389.3 330.0 244.9
Unknown Patients 940 1,034 1,028 1,065 1,153 434 - - -
Deaths 215 231 193 175 176 79 - - -
Rate 270.4 261.7 215.1 183.9 168.7 205.7 - - -


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.