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Table 5.7c

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Patients 7,960 8,072 8,287 8,388 9,030 9,511 10,216 10,085 10,104
Deaths 500 436 442 450 459 506 481 414 388
Rate 65.4 55.9 55.2 55.5 52.5 55.0 48.5 42.1 39.3
0-11 Hours Patients 1,029 1,196 1,338 1,533 1,592 1,872 2,208 2,234 2,215
Deaths 54 54 54 76 83 83 86 84 80
Rate 54.0 46.5 41.4 51.1 53.8 45.5 39.9 38.4 37.0
12-21 Hours Patients 3,103 3,107 3,444 3,408 3,747 3,831 4,260 4,190 4,336
Deaths 176 168 182 161 159 207 204 166 147
Rate 58.8 56.0 54.7 48.7 43.5 55.8 49.3 40.7 34.6
22-31 Hours Patients 2,119 1,976 1,928 1,892 2,078 2,309 2,246 2,332 2,308
Deaths 145 101 119 111 104 120 111 107 111
Rate 71.4 52.8 64.1 60.9 51.6 53.6 50.9 47.1 49.6
32-41 Hours Patients 469 406 396 355 388 421 485 481 474
Deaths 34 23 20 22 24 23 22 23 17
Rate 75.8 58.8 52.2 64.2 64.3 56.6 46.8 49.1 36.7
42+ Hours Patients 71 82 75 84 74 115 150 200 241
Deaths 10 5 3 6 10 10 8 9 10
Rate 154.9 63.9 40.3 74.6 150.8 92.3 54.8 46.3 42.4
Unknown Patients 1,169 1,305 1,106 1,116 1,151 963 867 648 530
Deaths 81 85 64 74 79 63 50 25 23
Rate 72.7 68.0 60.5 68.8 71.9 68.3 60.0 39.6 44.6


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.

Donors are divided into two mutually exclusive and complete categories. All donors meeting the criteria

for Expanded Criteria Donors for Kidney are classified as ECD, regardless of whether the kidneys were

allocated under the ECD system. Non-ECDs include all other donors, including SCDs and DCDs.