Table 2. The numbers of life years of LTA and SLK transplant recipients under different durations of pre-transplant dialysis.
| Pre-transplant dialysis duration | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 6 weeks | 12 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of life years of LTA recipients | 164,128 | 166,951 | 167,847 | 167,814 | 168,316 | 169,099 |
| Incremental number of life years | 2,823 | 3,719 | 3,686 | 4,188 | 4,971 | |
| Number of life years of SLKrecipients | 10,309 | 7,686 | 6,354 | 6,031 | 5,256 | 3,826 |
| Incremental number of life years | −2,623 | -3,954 | −4,278 | −5,053 | −6,482 | |
| Sum of life years of LTA and SLK | 174,437 | 174,637 | 174,201 | 173,845 | 173,571 | 172,925 |
| Life years gained/lost among LTA and SLK | 200 | −236 | −591 | −865 | −1,512 | |
| Number of LTA cases | 9,065 | 9,234 | 9,296 | 9306 | 9,351 | 9426 |
| Number of SLK cases | 648 | 477 | 393 | 373 | 326 | 240 |
| Proportion of SLK to LTA | 7.15% | 5.17% | 4.23% | 4.01% | 3.49% | 2.54% |
| Number of kidney grafts released | 171 | 255 | 275 | 322 | 408 | |
| Life years gained per kidney1 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.95 | |
| Incr life years gained from ESRD patients | 333 | 497 | 537 | 628 | 796 | |
| Net benefit/loss of life years | 534 | 262 | −55 | −237 | −715 |
1
The difference in the remaining life expectancy between kidney transplant recipients and candidates on the waitlist ages 50-64, based on the OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008