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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

Cold Ischemic Time 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
0-5 Hours Patients 810 875 1,063 1,197 1,329 1,455 1,644 1,707 1,857
Deaths 125 124 123 149 159 171 166 167 215
Rate 174.3 157.2 125.6 135.9 130.1 127.6 107.9 104.8 125.1
6-10 Hours Patients 2,107 2,166 2,321 2,610 2,760 2,898 3,068 3,067 2,952
Deaths 293 301 319 361 351 429 448 370 367
Rate 155.1 154.4 151.7 152.9 139.1 164.9 161.6 131.5 135.3
11-15 Hours Patients 523 577 521 537 577 549 531 447 427
Deaths 99 118 83 86 85 97 94 58 71
Rate 223.4 242.0 179.3 181.4 165.9 198.0 200.9 144.4 188.4
16-20 Hours Patients 73 45 64 67 40 37 53 37 38
Deaths 13 9 10 20 11 7 6 8 8
Rate 209.7 227.5 173.9 381.2 344.2 215.0 121.2 240.0 245.7
21+ Hours Patients 31 21 24 29 31 32 36 30 28
Deaths 0 1 3 1 7 2 5 1 5
Rate 0.0 49.8 134.7 35.7 270.8 64.1 151.3 34.1 196.8
Unknown Patients 840 767 699 600 712 696 503 337 265
Deaths 145 150 134 137 140 134 76 46 26
Rate 200.7 229.9 225.4 276.4 230.3 226.6 170.1 152.6 106.0


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.