Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Primary Diagnosis 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
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 2,160 2,400 2,507 2,471 2,792 2,899 2,950 2,942 3,104 3,143
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 585 586 591 581 546 494 465 459 486 500
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 243 280 229 354 344 395 438 407 382 382
Biliary Atresia 242 212 203 178 212 186 161 170 162 171
Metabolic Diseases 158 169 171 176 159 150 163 170 152 182
Malignant Neoplasms 72 72 92 98 89 97 87 128 296 330
Other 114 130 172 190 256 260 321 386 382 636
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 60.4% 62.4% 63.2% 61.0% 63.5% 64.7% 64.3% 63.1% 62.5% 58.8%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 16.4% 15.2% 14.9% 14.4% 12.4% 11.0% 10.1% 9.8% 9.8% 9.4%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 6.8% 7.3% 5.8% 8.7% 7.8% 8.8% 9.6% 8.7% 7.7% 7.1%
Biliary Atresia 6.8% 5.5% 5.1% 4.4% 4.8% 4.2% 3.5% 3.6% 3.3% 3.2%
Metabolic Diseases 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% 4.3% 3.6% 3.3% 3.6% 3.6% 3.1% 3.4%
Malignant Neoplasms 2.0% 1.9% 2.3% 2.4% 2.0% 2.2% 1.9% 2.7% 6.0% 6.2%
Other 3.2% 3.4% 4.3% 4.7% 5.8% 5.8% 7.0% 8.3% 7.7% 11.9%

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.