Selecting suitable solid organ transplant donors: Reducing the risk of donor-transmitted infections

Table 1 Mortality figures by type of transplant for 2010 according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients 2011 Annual Report¹

Organtansplanted2	Waiting list mortality incidence density3 (deaths per 1000 patient-years)	1 yr posttransplant mortality incidence density (deaths per 1000 patient-years)
Kidney	56.5	34.9
Liver	115.6	123.7
Intestine	71.6	193.5
Heart	115.8	91.8
Lung	154.1	164.2

¹The data and analyses reported in the 2011 Annual Data Report of the United States Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients have been supplied by UNOS and the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation under contract with HHS/HRSA. The authors alone are responsible for reporting and interpreting these data; the views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the United States Government;

²Data reported in table is for deceased donor only;

³Incidence is reported as deaths per 1000 patient years at risk.