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Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,673 4,969 5,351 5,847 6,120 6,362 6,223
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 2,790 2,899 2,956 2,973 3,091 3,151 3,514 3,709 3,732 3,547
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 563 499 475 471 492 513 510 467 552 555
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 349 405 436 366 369 355 425 448 371 368
Biliary Atresia 214 188 161 172 164 175 187 179 143 174
Metabolic Diseases 163 152 165 170 152 183 180 200 215 175
Malignant Neoplasms 98 97 84 142 331 371 481 610 774 783
Other 247 258 318 378 370 603 550 507 575 608
Unknown - - - 1 - - - - - 13
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 63.1% 64.5% 64.3% 63.6% 62.2% 58.9% 60.1% 60.6% 58.7% 57.0%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 12.7% 11.1% 10.3% 10.1% 9.9% 9.6% 8.7% 7.6% 8.7% 8.9%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 7.9% 9.0% 9.5% 7.8% 7.4% 6.6% 7.3% 7.3% 5.8% 5.9%
Biliary Atresia 4.8% 4.2% 3.5% 3.7% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 2.9% 2.2% 2.8%
Metabolic Diseases 3.7% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6% 3.1% 3.4% 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 2.8%
Malignant Neoplasms 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 3.0% 6.7% 6.9% 8.2% 10.0% 12.2% 12.6%
Other 5.6% 5.7% 6.9% 8.1% 7.4% 11.3% 9.4% 8.3% 9.0% 9.8%
Unknown - - - 0.0% - - - - - 0.2%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of the organs transplanted.



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