Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 3,399 3,572 3,844 3,951 4,031 4,377 4,478 4,579 4,662 4,962
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 1,959 2,099 2,345 2,386 2,400 2,710 2,814 2,872 2,875 3,004
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 594 596 593 595 582 548 485 470 463 485
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 218 244 256 259 349 366 429 441 414 388
Biliary Atresia 240 238 211 207 178 203 186 161 171 164
Metabolic Diseases 165 180 190 199 192 168 156 171 179 157
Malignant Neoplasms 118 97 118 128 133 120 135 129 163 362
Other 104 117 131 176 196 259 271 335 397 394
Unknown 1 1 - 1 1 3 2 - - 8
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 57.6% 58.8% 61.0% 60.4% 59.5% 61.9% 62.8% 62.7% 61.7% 60.5%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 17.5% 16.7% 15.4% 15.1% 14.4% 12.5% 10.8% 10.3% 9.9% 9.8%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 6.4% 6.8% 6.7% 6.6% 8.7% 8.4% 9.6% 9.6% 8.9% 7.8%
Biliary Atresia 7.1% 6.7% 5.5% 5.2% 4.4% 4.6% 4.2% 3.5% 3.7% 3.3%
Metabolic Diseases 4.9% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0% 4.8% 3.8% 3.5% 3.7% 3.8% 3.2%
Malignant Neoplasms 3.5% 2.7% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 2.7% 3.0% 2.8% 3.5% 7.3%
Other 3.1% 3.3% 3.4% 4.5% 4.9% 5.9% 6.1% 7.3% 8.5% 7.9%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% - - 0.2%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

(-) = None in category.

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

the organs transplanted.