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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

Life Support Status 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
Not on Life Support Patients 883 987 969 1,010 1,087 1,311 1,303 1,368 1,330
Deaths 197 212 177 163 156 214 191 244 200
Rate 262.1 249.3 208.2 179.9 157.4 182.2 162.2 199.9 165.8
On Life Support Patients 57 46 59 55 66 91 94 90 143
Deaths 18 19 16 12 20 35 30 34 45
Rate 412.3 606.8 339.6 265.5 386.9 543.8 417.5 520.6 402.8
Unknown Patients - 1 - - - - - - -
Deaths - 0 - - - - - - -
Rate - * - - - - - - -


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.