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Total Actuarial Patient and Graft Survival

The following tables represent average survival/success rates for Emory's lung transplant program and results continue to improve thanks to extensive clinical research and advancements in immune tolerance medicines at our facility.

One-Month Survival Rates
(For Transplant Recipients From 01/01/2001- 12/31/2002)***

One-month patient survival rate 100% One-month expected patient survival rate* 95.93% One-month lung graft survival rate 100% One-month expected lung graft survival rate** 95.84%

One-Year Survival Rates
(For Transplant Recipients From 01/01/2001-12/31/2002)***

One-year patient survival rate 83.33% One-year expected patient survival rate* 82.68% One year lung graft survival rate 83.33% One-year expected lung graft survival rate** 81.78%

Three-Year Survival Rates
(For Transplant Recipients From 07/01/1998-12/31/2000)***

Three-year patient survival rate 62.50% Three-year expected patient survival rate* 57.79% Three-year lung graft survival rate 59.73% Three-year expected lung graft survival rate** 57.17%

*Emory’s Patient Survival Rate is CONSISTENT WITH (not statistically different from) expected rates.  Rates based on US patient Mortality Rates Adjusted for Recipients and Donor Characteristics per USTransplant.org Analytical Methods.
**Emory’s Graft Survival Rate is CONSISTENT WITH (not statistically different from) expected rates.  Rates based on National Graft Failure Rates Adjusted for Recipients and Donor Characteristics per USransplant.org Analytical Methods.