Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Patient Status Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 7,571 9,758 12,051 13,914 14,893 13,036 12,642 12,692 12,763 12,548
1 16 7 14 14 13 21 30 14 - -
1A - - - - - - - - 11 3
1B - - - - - - - - 6 6
2A 18 32 45 63 131 - - - - -
2B 131 1,922 2,601 2,959 2,966 - - - - -
3 7,406 7,797 9,391 10,878 11,783 - - - - -
MELD 6-10 - - - - - 5,673 5,157 5,034 5,194 5,105
MELD 11-14 - - - - - 3,717 3,893 4,031 4,043 4,014
MELD 15-20 - - - - - 2,386 2,379 2,436 2,411 2,412
MELD 21-30 - - - - - 479 452 488 437 417
MELD 30 - - - - - 50 48 60 54 50
PELD <11 - - - - - 355 299 275 184 126
PELD 11-14 - - - - - 35 23 30 34 25
PELD 15-20 - - - - - 28 29 26 37 38
PELD 21-30 - - - - - 15 17 8 21 16
PELD 30 - - - - - 2 3 2 2 2
HCC T1 - - - - - 51 38 4 1 3
HCC T2 - - - - - 126 126 155 175 180
Other Exceptions - - - - - 98 148 129 153 151
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
1 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% - -
1A - - - - - - - - 0.1% 0.0%
1B - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0%
2A 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.9% - - - - -
2B 1.7% 19.7% 21.6% 21.3% 19.9% - - - - -
3 97.8% 79.9% 77.9% 78.2% 79.1% - - - - -
MELD 6-10 - - - - - 43.5% 40.8% 39.7% 40.7% 40.7%
MELD 11-14 - - - - - 28.5% 30.8% 31.8% 31.7% 32.0%
MELD 15-20 - - - - - 18.3% 18.8% 19.2% 18.9% 19.2%
MELD 21-30 - - - - - 3.7% 3.6% 3.8% 3.4% 3.3%
MELD 30 - - - - - 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
PELD <11 - - - - - 2.7% 2.4% 2.2% 1.4% 1.0%
PELD 11-14 - - - - - 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
PELD 15-20 - - - - - 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
PELD 21-30 - - - - - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
PELD 30 - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
HCC T1 - - - - - 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
HCC T2 - - - - - 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4%
Other Exceptions - - - - - 0.8% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.