Table 7.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1994 to 2003

Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	154	199	257	287	321	480	779	1,038	1,231	1,338
	Deaths	7	3	1	6	6	5	12	23	18	18
	Rate	88.8	27.6	6.8	37.8	36.3	24.2	31.0	39.7	24.5	21.1
O	Patients	64	82	91	122	136	214	343	470	575	635
	Deaths	1	3	-	1	3	4	8	10	9	11
	Rate	28.1	64.9	-	16.0	38.3	40.1	45.6	36.6	25.4	26.6
A	Patients	67	82	117	116	139	194	324	420	467	498
	Deaths	5	-	1	3	3	1	3	12	7	4
	Rate	164.5	-	16.3	44.9	47.7	12.3	18.6	53.6	25.7	12.9
B	Patients	16	29	40	37	33	56	83	110	144	159
	Deaths	1	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	1	3
	Rate	107.9	-	-	87.9	-	-	27.2	-	11.6	29.6
AB	Patients	7	6	9	12	13	16	29	38	45	46
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-
	Rate	*	*	*	-	-	-	-	45.2	43.6	-

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

Patients alive on the waiting list at any time during the year are counted. Period at risk begins

the later of January 1 or waiting list registration and ends on the earlier of December 31,

date of death, or date of removal for other reasons. Please see Technical Notes for further details about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.