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Table 9.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Primary Diagnosis Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 1,873 2,175 3,002 3,659 4,265 4,194 4,137 4,110 4,167 3,577
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 1,158 1,340 1,877 2,306 2,637 2,600 2,603 2,584 2,632 2,356
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 178 209 293 371 444 423 397 377 377 306
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 136 166 226 228 235 247 237 211 227 192
Biliary Atresia 80 102 137 155 192 180 155 187 175 113
Metabolic Diseases 65 68 93 90 110 115 99 103 101 67
Malignant Neoplasms 16 27 43 42 52 50 48 46 77 95
Other 171 207 283 424 551 534 558 564 539 414
Unknown 69 56 50 43 44 45 40 38 39 34
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 61.8% 61.6% 62.5% 63.0% 61.8% 62.0% 62.9% 62.9% 63.2% 65.9%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 9.5% 9.6% 9.8% 10.1% 10.4% 10.1% 9.6% 9.2% 9.0% 8.6%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 7.3% 7.6% 7.5% 6.2% 5.5% 5.9% 5.7% 5.1% 5.4% 5.4%
Biliary Atresia 4.3% 4.7% 4.6% 4.2% 4.5% 4.3% 3.7% 4.5% 4.2% 3.2%
Metabolic Diseases 3.5% 3.1% 3.1% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 1.9%
Malignant Neoplasms 0.9% 1.2% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.8% 2.7%
Other 9.1% 9.5% 9.4% 11.6% 12.9% 12.7% 13.5% 13.7% 12.9% 11.6%
Unknown 3.7% 2.6% 1.7% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%


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 inactive status at end of year.



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