Transplant Statistics: Annual Report

Type of Procedure		Year
		1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Total	Patients	6,707	8,270	9,828	11,248	12,589	13,809	14,789	15,669	16,043	15,614
	Deaths	510	612	745	779	855	863	983	985	959	816
	Rate	95.9	89.6	91.0	81.7	79.2	71.6	76.2	72.2	70.1	76.8
Heterotopic	Patients	46	49	46	48	48	52	59	72	79	63
	Deaths	8	7	5	9	1	5	5	10	9	8
	Rate	227.8	172.1	124.6	235.4	24.7	103.1	101.8	181.0	152.9	205.9
Othotopic	Patients	6,658	8,220	9,780	11,188	12,492	13,639	14,564	15,341	15,483	15,005
	Deaths	501	605	740	769	843	848	960	947	933	793
	Rate	94.8	89.1	90.8	81.0	78.5	71.1	75.4	70.6	70.0	76.9
Unknown	Patients	3	1	2	12	49	118	166	256	481	546
	Deaths	*	*	*	1	11	10	18	28	17	15
	Rate	*	*	*	301.9	591.5	143.6	162.3	171.8	58.1	53.6

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2001.

The sample includes patients with a new or functioning transplant at any time during the year. The period at risk begins on the later of January 1 or the transplant date and ends on the earlier of December 31, the date of death, or the last date of follow-up. Please see Technical Notes chapter for further details about computation of death rates.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = Values suppressed due to small N (0 to 9).