Table 13.7

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart-Lung Transplantation

Recipient Age at Tx Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 62 46 51 46 27 32 28 38 34
Deaths 25 21 21 17 7 12 14 10 8
Rate 636.3 723.1 617.3 509.6 335.1 546.4 856.6 333.9 289.5
<1 Year Patients - 5 1 1 - 1 - - -
Deaths - 5 1 1 - 1 - - -
Rate - * * * - * - - -
1-5 Years Patients 3 2 4 1 1 - - 2 -
Deaths 2 0 1 1 1 - - 0 -
Rate * * * * * - - * -
6-10 Years Patients 2 - 2 2 1 - 1 1 -
Deaths 1 - 2 1 0 - 0 0 -
Rate * - * * * - * * -
11-17 Years Patients - 1 4 4 4 5 5 3 4
Deaths - 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1
Rate - * * * * * * * *
18-34 Years Patients 21 13 11 14 5 9 6 12 13
Deaths 8 9 6 3 3 2 2 4 2
Rate 570.8 1,791.4 996.0 242.4 * * * 430.1 170.0
35-49 Years Patients 27 18 18 15 13 8 15 13 10
Deaths 12 4 7 5 2 4 9 6 2
Rate 746.3 268.8 582.8 452.0 179.8 * 1,117.2 784.4 233.2
50-64 Years Patients 9 7 11 9 3 9 1 7 7
Deaths 2 3 3 5 0 3 0 0 3
Rate * * 337.6 * * * * * *


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.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

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.