Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

On Life Support at Tx Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401
No 845 792 799 884 987 970 1,014 1,092 1,315 1,301
Yes 60 47 56 57 46 59 56 65 90 90
Unknown 5 1 9 - 1 - - - - 10
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 92.9% 94.3% 92.5% 93.9% 95.5% 94.3% 94.8% 94.4% 93.6% 92.9%
Yes 6.6% 5.6% 6.5% 6.1% 4.4% 5.7% 5.2% 5.6% 6.4% 6.4%
Unknown 0.5% 0.1% 1.0% - 0.1% - - - - 0.7%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of the organs transplanted.