Table 3.
Recipient cause of death among those with cause of death documented stratified by length of survival post-transplant
| Cause of death | <1 year survival | 1–10 year survival | >10 year survival |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n=911) | (n=2,639) | (n=337) | |
| Graft failure | 139 (15.3%) | 539 (20.4%) | 54 (16.0%) |
| Pulmonary | 122 (13.4%) | 491 (18.6%) | 40 (14.8%) |
| Cardiovascular | 72 (7.9%) | 148 (5.6%) | 22 (6.5%) |
| Infection | 288 (31.6%) | 412 (15.6%) | 39 (11.6%) |
| Malignancy | 30 (3.3%) | 389 (14.7%) | 65 (19.3%) |
| Renal failure | 3 (0.3%) | 58 (2.2%) | 9 (2.7%) |
| Liver failure | 5 (0.5%) | 18 (0.7%) | 3 (0.9%) |
| Multiple organ failure | 82 (9.0%) | 87 (3.3%) | 9 (2.7%) |
| Other | 170 (18.7%) | 497 (18.8%) | 86 (25.5%) |