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Table 9.7a

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1998 to 2006

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 4,269 4,337 4,384 4,453 4,692 5,040 5,449 5,667 5,836
Deaths 688 715 675 705 673 754 754 837 794
Rate 183.6 189.2 174.7 179.0 159.5 167.3 153.2 164.5 149.6
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis Patients 2,721 2,835 2,859 2,875 2,935 2,974 3,294 3,455 3,433
Deaths 412 464 434 449 421 459 442 492 463
Rate 170.4 186.9 171.5 175.5 159.0 172.2 147.5 157.1 147.8
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis Patients 554 484 465 463 477 497 487 445 511
Deaths 85 62 44 54 43 60 61 50 53
Rate 173.5 143.3 102.4 127.9 96.2 133.4 137.3 121.7 112.3
Acute Hepatic Necrosis Patients 342 399 424 355 359 341 409 435 355
Deaths 55 84 84 69 85 68 69 80 49
Rate 184.1 257.9 234.3 227.8 290.8 236.6 194.8 215.3 153.0
Biliary Atresia Patients 213 184 155 170 163 173 182 174 142
Deaths 39 24 17 24 20 13 14 11 17
Rate 217.8 148.6 121.3 161.0 134.5 80.6 82.3 66.7 132.4
Metabolic Diseases Patients 153 139 155 159 141 176 168 183 201
Deaths 26 23 16 18 12 18 25 24 29
Rate 198.2 190.1 113.1 124.2 91.9 110.3 169.1 145.7 164.0
Malignant Neoplasms Patients 97 95 82 140 327 365 473 598 758
Deaths 18 21 19 23 44 50 75 89 103
Rate 209.5 244.7 273.2 188.4 147.4 149.6 176.6 165.4 147.3
Other Patients 189 201 244 291 290 514 436 377 436
Deaths 53 37 61 68 48 86 68 91 80
Rate 366.1 217.7 313.0 284.3 189.1 193.0 176.4 297.4 211.5


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(-) = 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.



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