Table 11.12

Unadjusted Patient Survival, Heart Transplants

Survival at 3 Months, 1 Year, 3 Years, and 5 Years

  3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
(Tx 2002 - 2003) (Tx 2002 - 2003) (Tx 2000 - 2003) (Tx 1998 - 2003)
N % Std. Err. N % Std. Err. N % Std. Err. N % Std. Err.
Total All 4,001 91.8% 0.4% 4,001 87.5% 0.5% 8,199 80.0% 0.5% 12,473 72.8% 0.5%
Cold Ischemic Time 0-90 Minutes 157 93.6% 1.9% 157 86.6% 2.7% 341 80.8% 2.3% 577 72.6% 2.2%
91-180 Minutes 1,407 92.6% 0.7% 1,407 89.1% 0.8% 2,913 83.0% 0.8% 4,590 75.3% 0.8%
181-270 Minutes 1,694 93.4% 0.6% 1,694 89.3% 0.8% 3,353 79.7% 0.8% 4,902 73.0% 0.8%
271-360 Minutes 315 87.0% 1.9% 315 80.0% 2.3% 617 71.1% 2.0% 871 64.6% 2.0%
361-480 Minutes 33 78.8% 7.1% 33 75.8% 7.5% 85 65.2% 5.7% 120 62.6% 5.3%
481+ Minutes 3 66.7% 27.2% 3 66.7% 27.2% 10 90.0% 9.5% 17 76.5% 10.3%
Unknown 392 86.7% 1.7% 392 82.1% 1.9% 880 77.7% 1.5% 1,396 69.7% 1.4%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(+) = Values not determined due to insufficient follow-up.

(-) = Values not determined since there were no transplants in the category.

Cohorts are transplants performed during the years listed at the top of the table.

Patient survival follows patients from first transplant of this type until death.Counts for patient and graft survival are different because a patient may have more than one transplant for a type of organ.

Center volume = Center's yearly transplants performed during the base period, based on heart and heart-lung transplants.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Medical urgency status codes have changed over time. See Technical Notes chapter for further information.