Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Patient Status Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 4,689 6,285 7,579 9,765 12,058 13,927 14,915 13,052 12,666 12,744
1 30 29 16 7 14 14 13 21 30 15
2 103 108 - - - - - - - -
2A - - 18 32 45 63 131 - - -
2B - - 132 1,921 2,602 2,965 2,973 - - -
3 2,726 3,945 7,413 7,805 9,397 10,885 11,798 - - -
4 1,830 2,203 - - - - - - - -
MELD 6-10 - - - - - - - 5,683 5,168 5,054
MELD 11-20 - - - - - - - 6,104 6,282 6,484
MELD 21-30 - - - - - - - 479 452 487
MELD 30 - - - - - - - 50 48 60
PELD <11 - - - - - - - 358 301 273
PELD 11-20 - - - - - - - 64 52 56
PELD 21-30 - - - - - - - 15 17 8
PELD 30 - - - - - - - 2 3 2
HCC T1 - - - - - - - 50 38 4
HCC T2 - - - - - - - 127 122 155
Other Exceptions - - - - - - - 99 153 146
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% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
2 2.2% 1.7% - - - - - - - -
2A - - 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.9% - - -
2B - - 1.7% 19.7% 21.6% 21.3% 19.9% - - -
3 58.1% 62.8% 97.8% 79.9% 77.9% 78.2% 79.1% - - -
4 39.0% 35.1% - - - - - - - -
MELD 6-10 - - - - - - - 43.5% 40.8% 39.7%
MELD 11-20 - - - - - - - 46.8% 49.6% 50.9%
MELD 21-30 - - - - - - - 3.7% 3.6% 3.8%
MELD 30 - - - - - - - 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
PELD <11 - - - - - - - 2.7% 2.4% 2.1%
PELD 11-20 - - - - - - - 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
PELD 21-30 - - - - - - - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
PELD 30 - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
HCC T1 - - - - - - - 0.4% 0.3% 0.0%
HCC T2 - - - - - - - 1.0% 1.0% 1.2%
Other Exceptions - - - - - - - 0.8% 1.2% 1.1%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.