Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Recipient Blood Type Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 3,574 3,849 3,965 4,048 4,398 4,481 4,585 4,662 4,964 5,344
O 1,557 1,626 1,668 1,675 1,901 1,881 1,920 1,851 2,084 2,350
A 1,414 1,552 1,649 1,635 1,730 1,796 1,835 1,963 1,947 1,991
B 443 485 459 515 566 580 609 618 653 727
AB 160 186 189 223 201 224 221 230 280 276
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 43.6% 42.2% 42.1% 41.4% 43.2% 42.0% 41.9% 39.7% 42.0% 44.0%
A 39.6% 40.3% 41.6% 40.4% 39.3% 40.1% 40.0% 42.1% 39.2% 37.3%
B 12.4% 12.6% 11.6% 12.7% 12.9% 12.9% 13.3% 13.3% 13.2% 13.6%
AB 4.5% 4.8% 4.8% 5.5% 4.6% 5.0% 4.8% 4.9% 5.6% 5.2%

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

(-) = None in category.

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

the organs transplanted.