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Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Primary Diagnosis Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 12,049 13,912 14,887 13,027 12,627 12,664 12,728 12,472 12,198 12,230
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 8,426 9,735 10,386 9,164 8,975 9,141 9,149 9,104 8,883 8,883
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 1,472 1,618 1,652 1,473 1,410 1,356 1,345 1,306 1,198 1,169
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 566 707 731 629 607 541 512 470 409 352
Biliary Atresia 260 270 288 260 215 211 218 148 152 146
Metabolic Diseases 235 251 283 224 176 190 212 171 175 178
Malignant Neoplasms 139 177 197 144 163 172 191 216 279 366
Other 920 1,129 1,327 1,117 1,070 1,043 1,093 1,051 1,099 1,133
Unknown 31 25 23 16 11 10 8 6 3 3
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 69.9% 70.0% 69.8% 70.3% 71.1% 72.2% 71.9% 73.0% 72.8% 72.6%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 12.2% 11.6% 11.1% 11.3% 11.2% 10.7% 10.6% 10.5% 9.8% 9.6%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 4.7% 5.1% 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 4.3% 4.0% 3.8% 3.4% 2.9%
Biliary Atresia 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Metabolic Diseases 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5%
Malignant Neoplasms 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 2.3% 3.0%
Other 7.6% 8.1% 8.9% 8.6% 8.5% 8.2% 8.6% 8.4% 9.0% 9.3%
Unknown 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.



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