Table 10.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Intestine Recipients

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 68 70 73 82 112 107 116 152 176 174
Short Gut Syndrome 54 52 50 63 88 83 85 110 121 122
Functional Bowel Problem 11 12 17 13 18 18 23 26 38 28
Other 2 6 5 6 6 6 8 15 16 24
Unknown 1 - 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Short Gut Syndrome 79.4% 74.3% 68.5% 76.8% 78.6% 77.6% 73.3% 72.4% 68.8% 70.1%
Functional Bowel Problem 16.2% 17.1% 23.3% 15.9% 16.1% 16.8% 19.8% 17.1% 21.6% 16.1%
Other 2.9% 8.6% 6.8% 7.3% 5.4% 5.6% 6.9% 9.9% 9.1% 13.8%
Unknown 1.5% - 1.4% - - - - 0.7% 0.6% -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which an intestine was one of the organs transplanted.