Table 9.1

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year, 1994 to 2003

Liver Waiting List

Patient Status Year
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 3,955 5,526 7,261 9,297 11,562 13,958 16,133 17,953 16,790 17,171
1 23 30 29 16 7 14 14 13 21 30
2 77 103 109 - - - - - - -
2A - - - 18 32 45 63 131 - -
2B - - - 132 1,921 2,606 2,969 2,975 - -
3 1,883 2,729 3,952 7,419 7,808 9,403 10,888 11,798 - -
4 1,265 1,830 2,204 - - - - - - -
MELD 6-10 - - - - - - - - 5,691 5,188
MELD 11-20 - - - - - - - - 6,105 6,307
MELD 21-30 - - - - - - - - 480 452
MELD 30 - - - - - - - - 50 48
PELD <11 - - - - - - - - 359 301
PELD 11-20 - - - - - - - - 64 52
PELD 21-30 - - - - - - - - 15 18
PELD 30 - - - - - - - - 2 3
HCC T1 - - - - - - - - 50 38
HCC T2 - - - - - - - - 127 123
Other Exceptions - - - - - - - - 99 155
Temporarily Inactive 707 834 967 1,712 1,794 1,890 2,199 3,036 3,727 4,456
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
1 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
2 1.9% 1.9% 1.5% - - - - - - -
2A - - - 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.7% - -
2B - - - 1.4% 16.6% 18.7% 18.4% 16.6% - -
3 47.6% 49.4% 54.4% 79.8% 67.5% 67.4% 67.5% 65.7% - -
4 32.0% 33.1% 30.4% - - - - - - -
MELD 6-10 - - - - - - - - 33.9% 30.2%
MELD 11-20 - - - - - - - - 36.4% 36.7%
MELD 21-30 - - - - - - - - 2.9% 2.6%
MELD 30 - - - - - - - - 0.3% 0.3%
PELD <11 - - - - - - - - 2.1% 1.8%
PELD 11-20 - - - - - - - - 0.4% 0.3%
PELD 21-30 - - - - - - - - 0.1% 0.1%
PELD 30 - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0%
HCC T1 - - - - - - - - 0.3% 0.2%
HCC T2 - - - - - - - - 0.8% 0.7%
Other Exceptions - - - - - - - - 0.6% 0.9%
Temporarily Inactive 17.9% 15.1% 13.3% 18.4% 15.5% 13.5% 13.6% 16.9% 22.2% 26.0%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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

(-) = None in category.