Table 10.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2005

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Intestine Transplantation

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 61 66 67 77 111 103 109 145 161
Deaths 26 22 25 21 34 27 20 30 34
Rate 584.7 442.8 515.3 347.9 394.9 325.2 208.1 243.1 244.8
Short Gut Syndrome Patients 49 51 47 59 87 80 80 105 111
Deaths 22 19 18 18 26 19 17 22 24
Rate 637.0 524.2 537.3 400.1 384.1 290.6 250.0 246.4 256.4
Functional Bowel Problem Patients 10 9 15 13 18 17 22 25 37
Deaths 4 2 5 3 7 7 2 3 7
Rate 504.2 * 439.9 289.2 526.2 589.6 93.3 127.1 206.9
Other Patients 1 6 4 5 6 6 7 14 13
Deaths 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 5 3
Rate * * * * * * * 526.4 261.9
Unknown Patients 1 - 1 - - - - 1 -
Deaths 0 - 0 - - - - 0 -
Rate * - * - - - - * -


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

(-) = None in category.

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

Includes intestine only and intestine with liver and/or pancreas transplants.

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.