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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

Previous Tx Same Organ 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
No Patients 3,950 4,012 4,266 4,607 5,007 5,171 5,351 5,199 5,170
Deaths 527 564 553 625 644 692 669 557 595
Rate 148.4 156.3 142.5 149.4 141.0 147.2 136.0 115.6 124.3
Yes Patients 434 439 426 433 442 496 484 426 397
Deaths 148 139 119 129 109 148 126 93 97
Rate 474.4 420.4 352.1 397.8 306.4 385.2 323.6 262.2 299.0


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.