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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

Recipient Age at Tx 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 107 107 109 116 124 122 108 120 125
Deaths 26 17 17 12 7 10 26 10 12
Rate 303.5 182.5 179.3 113.8 58.9 87.6 300.7 89.7 104.7
1-5 Years Patients 135 136 152 140 137 150 146 147 176
Deaths 25 17 26 20 20 16 12 12 17
Rate 218.7 141.8 193.2 162.7 164.1 116.8 86.8 87.4 103.9
6-11 Years Patients 80 69 57 76 86 74 80 68 65
Deaths 3 9 5 7 8 10 5 6 2
Rate 38.6 147.5 94.3 99.6 100.5 151.2 65.1 94.6 31.7
12-17 Years Patients 95 119 112 93 104 87 98 96 84
Deaths 10 10 10 7 6 7 8 10 5
Rate 117.0 90.6 94.8 78.9 60.6 86.1 87.1 113.5 62.1
18-34 Years Patients 250 282 258 290 312 328 317 324 281
Deaths 42 40 27 44 57 36 33 28 30
Rate 193.4 161.0 113.9 174.4 214.1 120.0 112.9 92.2 114.6
35-49 Years Patients 1,559 1,392 1,494 1,434 1,407 1,350 1,303 1,166 1,034
Deaths 215 202 191 211 177 169 140 116 120
Rate 154.1 162.1 139.9 164.1 137.8 137.3 114.6 106.6 125.7
50-64 Years Patients 1,832 2,044 2,173 2,463 2,764 2,990 3,238 3,127 3,242
Deaths 287 331 344 366 377 474 467 386 419
Rate 178.3 182.5 178.2 165.6 150.1 177.4 159.7 134.9 141.1
65+ Years Patients 326 302 337 428 515 566 545 577 560
Deaths 67 77 52 87 101 118 104 82 87
Rate 239.4 313.2 174.0 234.2 228.6 243.2 218.1 157.6 172.7


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.