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Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1998 to 2007

Primary Diagnosis Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 9,757 12,044 13,911 14,887 13,027 12,629 12,665 12,732 12,482 12,213
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 6,819 8,423 9,731 10,381 9,157 8,968 9,143 9,153 9,106 8,860
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 1,255 1,471 1,618 1,645 1,465 1,400 1,349 1,343 1,295 1,185
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 427 566 712 736 637 619 545 515 476 412
Biliary Atresia 228 259 269 288 260 216 212 219 148 154
Metabolic Diseases 204 235 251 283 224 176 190 212 172 176
Malignant Neoplasms 108 139 177 197 143 159 166 185 213 276
Other 682 920 1,128 1,334 1,125 1,080 1,050 1,097 1,066 1,136
Unknown 34 31 25 23 16 11 10 8 6 14
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 69.9% 69.9% 70.0% 69.7% 70.3% 71.0% 72.2% 71.9% 73.0% 72.5%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 12.9% 12.2% 11.6% 11.0% 11.2% 11.1% 10.7% 10.5% 10.4% 9.7%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 4.4% 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 4.3% 4.0% 3.8% 3.4%
Biliary Atresia 2.3% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2% 1.3%
Metabolic Diseases 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.4% 1.4%
Malignant Neoplasms 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.7% 2.3%
Other 7.0% 7.6% 8.1% 9.0% 8.6% 8.6% 8.3% 8.6% 8.5% 9.3%
Unknown 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.



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