Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2006

Intestine Waiting List

Primary Diagnosis (Collected for listings after 1994) Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 192 211 212 247 320 349 356 393 453 491
Deaths 44 48 47 27 44 52 48 56 58 56
Rate 585.5 583.0 493.9 252.6 317.5 315.5 306.2 323.5 323.7 265.4
Short Gut Syndrome Patients 104 117 104 119 141 142 153 147 187 183
Deaths 28 32 30 16 18 20 28 16 23 18
Rate 683.4 719.8 599.9 309.2 277.2 281.1 411.5 243.0 301.7 219.9
Functional Bowel Problem Patients 17 17 18 13 25 31 28 42 47 40
Deaths 7 4 5 1 4 2 1 5 5 2
Rate 1,265.0 542.0 562.1 186.3 372.8 133.2 65.9 270.3 286.3 112.9
Other Patients 36 46 58 82 117 133 128 142 162 189
Deaths 2 8 8 7 18 17 15 20 22 24
Rate 130.4 440.9 359.4 199.1 387.6 296.9 298.7 331.3 376.0 308.4
Unknown Patients 35 31 32 33 37 43 47 62 57 79
Deaths 7 4 4 3 4 13 4 15 8 12
Rate 526.1 324.0 285.7 205.3 242.3 608.2 171.6 527.8 297.1 357.5


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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.