Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Time Waiting 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
0-30 Days 589 680 684 603 631 532 644 639 618 584
31-60 Days 486 578 621 658 630 485 473 519 467 519
61 Days-< 3 Mos 486 538 556 627 575 478 483 485 474 497
3-<6 Mos 1,291 1,369 1,596 1,759 1,614 1,093 1,235 1,164 1,216 1,119
6-<12 Mos 1,759 2,139 2,533 2,600 2,582 1,870 1,798 1,767 1,719 1,752
1-<2 Years 1,820 2,367 2,830 3,302 3,459 3,090 2,411 2,443 2,450 2,190
2 Years+ 1,124 2,062 3,207 4,323 5,402 5,487 5,582 5,642 5,795 5,851
Unknown 16 25 24 42 - 1 16 33 24 36
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 7.8% 7.0% 5.7% 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 5.1% 5.0% 4.8% 4.7%
31-60 Days 6.4% 5.9% 5.2% 4.7% 4.2% 3.7% 3.7% 4.1% 3.7% 4.1%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 6.4% 5.5% 4.6% 4.5% 3.9% 3.7% 3.8% 3.8% 3.7% 4.0%
3-<6 Mos 17.1% 14.0% 13.2% 12.6% 10.8% 8.4% 9.8% 9.2% 9.5% 8.9%
6-<12 Mos 23.2% 21.9% 21.0% 18.7% 17.3% 14.3% 14.2% 13.9% 13.5% 14.0%
1-<2 Years 24.0% 24.3% 23.5% 23.7% 23.2% 23.7% 19.1% 19.2% 19.2% 17.5%
2 Years+ 14.8% 21.1% 26.6% 31.1% 36.3% 42.1% 44.2% 44.5% 45.4% 46.6%
Unknown 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% - 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%


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.