Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Hospitalized 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
Not Hospitalized 2,030 1,920 2,698 2,778 2,852 2,716 3,438 3,786 4,053 4,159
Hospitalized 1,126 1,220 672 608 503 686 771 829 917 1,002
In Intensive Care 852 953 1,049 1,096 1,240 1,269 760 736 875 883
Unknown 12 7 5 16 - - - - - 76
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Not Hospitalized 50.5% 46.8% 61.0% 61.8% 62.1% 58.1% 69.2% 70.8% 69.3% 68.0%
Hospitalized 28.0% 29.8% 15.2% 13.5% 10.9% 14.7% 15.5% 15.5% 15.7% 16.4%
In Intensive Care 21.2% 23.2% 23.7% 24.4% 27.0% 27.2% 15.3% 13.8% 15.0% 14.4%
Unknown 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% - - - - - 1.2%


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.