Table 10.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Intestine Recipients

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 45 68 70 73 82 112 107 116 152 176
Short Gut Syndrome 26 54 52 50 63 88 83 85 110 121
Functional Bowel Problem 16 11 12 17 13 18 18 23 26 38
Other 3 2 6 5 6 6 6 8 15 16
Unknown - 1 - 1 - - - - 1 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Short Gut Syndrome 57.8% 79.4% 74.3% 68.5% 76.8% 78.6% 77.6% 73.3% 72.4% 68.8%
Functional Bowel Problem 35.6% 16.2% 17.1% 23.3% 15.9% 16.1% 16.8% 19.8% 17.1% 21.6%
Other 6.7% 2.9% 8.6% 6.8% 7.3% 5.4% 5.6% 6.9% 9.9% 9.1%
Unknown - 1.5% - 1.4% - - - - 0.7% 0.6%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which an intestine was one of the organs transplanted.