Hi, Jane.
 
Although it may not answer all of your questions, I have recently run
across a nice site for facts and figures on organ transplantation.  Here
is the address:
        http://www.infi.net/~shreorg/stats.html
        UNOS Transplantation Facts and Statistics
        UNOS = (United Network for Organ Sharing)
We point to it on the Transplantation Pages of MEL (Michigan Electronic
Library) Health Information Section, at
        http://mlink.hh.lib.umich.edu/health/health-transplant.html
 
Here is one of the charts the site provides:
          U.S. TRANSPLANTS, OCTOBER 1, 1987 - DECEMBER 31, 1992
    ONE, TWO AND THREE YEAR GRAFT AND PATIENT SURVIVAL RATES, BY ORGAN
 
 
                                           1 Year     2 Year     3 Year
                                          Survival   Survival   Survival
                                          ------------------------------
                                              Std.       Std.       Std.
                                    N     %   Err.   %   Err.   %   Err.
 =======================================================================
Cadaveric Donor  Graft Survival   38599  80.3  0.2  74.5  0.2  68.7  0.3
Kidney
                 Patient Survival 38629  93.2  0.1  90.4  0.2  87.5  0.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Living Donor     Graft Survival   10926  91.2  0.3  87.7  0.3  83.7  0.4
Kidney
                 Patient Survival 10931  97.3  0.2  95.9  0.2  94.3  0.3
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liver            Graft Survival   12869  68.0  0.4  63.6  0.4  60.5  0.5
 
                 Patient Survival 12869  78.6  0.4  74.9  0.4  72.2  0.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pancreas         Graft Survival    2312  71.9  0.9  66.9  1.0  62.2  1.1
 
                 Patient Survival  2311  89.5  0.6  85.5  0.8  81.7  0.9
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heart            Graft Survival   10131  82.4  0.4  78.3  0.4  74.6  0.5
 
                 Patient Survival 10131  82.4  0.4  78.3  0.4  74.7  0.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lung             Graft Survival    1271  68.8  1.3  59.7  1.5  50.8  1.9
 
                 Patient Survival  1271  68.9  1.3  59.7  1.5  50.9  1.9
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heart-Lung       Graft Survival     299  59.1  2.9  51.2  3.0  48.1  3.1
 
                 Patient Survival   299  59.1  2.9  51.2  3.0  48.1  3.1
 =======================================================================
 
SOURCE:  UNOS Scientific Registry as of July 29, 1994
 
 
On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, Jeinnes @Bix.Com wrote:
 
> I'm looking for information about organ transplantation
> (specifically - heart, lung, kidney and liver): Short and
> long-term rejection and success rates and frequency in the
> general population.  I've searched the literature in Medline
> (under type of transplant, combining with outcome headings) and
> I'm not coming up with what I need.  Of courese, I need this
> info ASAP.  Any suggestions? You may want to reply to me
> directly.
>
> Jane Ellen Innes
> MPRO
> Plymouth, MI
> [log in to unmask]
> 313-454-7211
>
 
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