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Table 9.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 1998 to 2007

Primary Diagnosis Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 1,785 1,879 2,177 3,005 3,663 4,270 4,201 4,152 4,141 4,225
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 1,103 1,162 1,341 1,880 2,310 2,641 2,605 2,617 2,611 2,677
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 181 179 209 293 370 441 421 397 378 380
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 113 136 166 226 228 235 247 237 211 228
Biliary Atresia 73 81 103 137 155 192 180 155 188 175
Metabolic Diseases 59 65 68 93 90 110 115 99 103 102
Malignant Neoplasms 11 16 27 43 42 53 51 48 46 77
Other 163 171 207 283 425 553 536 559 566 545
Unknown 82 69 56 50 43 45 46 40 38 41
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 61.8% 61.8% 61.6% 62.6% 63.1% 61.9% 62.0% 63.0% 63.1% 63.4%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 10.1% 9.5% 9.6% 9.8% 10.1% 10.3% 10.0% 9.6% 9.1% 9.0%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 6.3% 7.2% 7.6% 7.5% 6.2% 5.5% 5.9% 5.7% 5.1% 5.4%
Biliary Atresia 4.1% 4.3% 4.7% 4.6% 4.2% 4.5% 4.3% 3.7% 4.5% 4.1%
Metabolic Diseases 3.3% 3.5% 3.1% 3.1% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4%
Malignant Neoplasms 0.6% 0.9% 1.2% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.8%
Other 9.1% 9.1% 9.5% 9.4% 11.6% 13.0% 12.8% 13.5% 13.7% 12.9%
Unknown 4.6% 3.7% 2.6% 1.7% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0%


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 inactive status at end of year.



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