Table 6.7

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Transplantation

Recipient Age at Tx Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 63 63 98 99 109 128 104 120 127
Deaths 5 1 4 0 3 4 6 5 2
Rate 84.6 16.0 41.6 0.0 27.9 31.8 60.0 42.5 15.9
6-10 Years Patients 1 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 0 - - - - - - - -
Rate * - - - - - - - -
11-17 Years Patients - 2 - - - - 1 1 -
Deaths - 0 - - - - 0 0 -
Rate - * - - - - * * -
18-34 Years Patients 27 19 30 29 28 32 27 34 34
Deaths 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1
Rate 166.5 54.3 33.6 0.0 74.1 64.4 0.0 0.0 29.8
35-49 Years Patients 29 40 58 51 61 77 59 70 63
Deaths 1 0 3 0 1 2 4 3 0
Rate 35.6 0.0 53.3 0.0 16.5 26.4 70.2 44.0 0.0
50-64 Years Patients 5 2 10 19 20 18 16 14 29
Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Rate * * 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 142.4 148.1 35.7
65+ Years Patients 1 - - - - 1 1 1 1
Deaths 0 - - - - 0 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.

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.