Table 8.7

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

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 841 967 930 908 886 902 866 880 895
Deaths 43 59 46 44 51 45 38 48 41
Rate 53.0 63.8 51.3 50.2 60.1 51.7 45.2 56.5 47.4
0-11 Hours Patients 300 326 290 321 298 336 341 338 366
Deaths 17 19 7 14 17 20 16 16 17
Rate 59.0 60.8 24.6 45.0 59.4 62.4 48.3 48.9 47.8
12-21 Hours Patients 397 444 426 342 321 344 319 331 341
Deaths 19 25 24 10 15 14 12 21 9
Rate 49.5 58.5 58.6 29.8 48.5 41.8 38.8 66.2 26.9
22-31 Hours Patients 89 90 88 78 67 47 29 33 27
Deaths 4 4 6 8 2 1 2 2 4
Rate 46.3 46.1 72.4 110.2 30.5 21.3 71.4 62.3 172.0
32-41 Hours Patients 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 1
Deaths 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
42+ Hours Patients - - 1 1 - 1 1 2 1
Deaths - - 0 0 - 0 0 0 1
Rate - - * * - * * * *
Unknown Patients 52 106 123 163 197 172 173 174 159
Deaths 3 11 9 11 17 10 7 9 9
Rate 60.5 112.6 76.9 70.9 92.1 60.4 41.4 53.2 59.0


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.