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Table 9.7a

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Donor Age Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Patients 4,384 4,451 4,692 5,040 5,449 5,667 5,835 5,625 5,567
Deaths 675 703 672 754 753 840 795 650 692
Rate 174.7 178.5 159.3 167.3 153.0 165.1 149.8 125.6 135.4
<1 Year Patients 57 37 39 39 47 45 42 54 45
Deaths 15 8 5 6 6 2 11 7 6
Rate 331.8 266.4 142.2 179.0 138.9 46.2 333.1 145.8 153.4
1-5 Years Patients 127 132 116 122 134 128 135 108 142
Deaths 13 10 15 11 10 13 15 7 15
Rate 110.7 80.6 143.6 97.2 79.3 110.8 121.5 68.6 115.1
6-11 Years Patients 146 163 129 104 128 105 112 116 106
Deaths 10 26 9 11 13 13 9 13 10
Rate 72.1 182.5 73.0 115.6 110.1 135.1 85.1 121.7 102.0
12-17 Years Patients 456 426 432 454 453 422 422 400 363
Deaths 59 54 44 57 46 44 42 34 26
Rate 143.7 140.5 109.5 138.8 109.9 112.5 106.9 90.3 74.7
18-34 Years Patients 1,268 1,323 1,447 1,418 1,531 1,633 1,672 1,671 1,660
Deaths 193 201 196 181 188 214 191 169 179
Rate 172.9 171.2 149.5 140.1 134.6 144.3 123.7 108.8 116.5
35-49 Years Patients 1,110 1,123 1,163 1,301 1,375 1,402 1,530 1,403 1,378
Deaths 172 167 160 200 166 214 228 165 183
Rate 176.4 166.2 152.0 172.4 131.4 172.0 165.3 127.6 145.4
50-64 Years Patients 905 900 976 1,159 1,252 1,372 1,381 1,353 1,406
Deaths 156 156 160 207 212 231 219 174 196
Rate 197.8 198.0 186.6 203.9 191.5 189.1 176.8 141.2 152.8
65+ Years Patients 314 347 390 443 529 560 541 520 467
Deaths 57 81 83 81 112 109 80 81 77
Rate 209.8 278.4 248.9 208.8 248.6 222.4 163.1 175.4 184.5
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.