Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

On Life Support at Tx Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 4,020 4,100 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,845 6,120
No 3,445 3,546 3,893 3,925 4,001 4,089 4,535 4,915 5,425 5,600
Yes 551 505 522 557 594 582 434 436 420 443
Unknown 24 49 9 16 - - - - - 77
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 85.7% 86.5% 88.0% 87.3% 87.1% 87.5% 91.3% 91.9% 92.8% 91.5%
Yes 13.7% 12.3% 11.8% 12.4% 12.9% 12.5% 8.7% 8.1% 7.2% 7.2%
Unknown 0.6% 1.2% 0.2% 0.4% - - - - - 1.3%


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

(-) = None in category.

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