Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Cold Ischemic Time Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 4,102 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,846 6,120 6,362
0-5 Hours 610 758 747 835 916 1,123 1,285 1,408 1,556 1,726
6-10 Hours 2,222 2,281 2,148 2,216 2,280 2,471 2,763 2,962 3,088 3,280
11-15 Hours 757 716 554 549 605 545 565 589 570 543
16-20 Hours 91 90 56 80 49 65 70 40 36 53
21+ Hours 39 55 32 34 21 24 31 36 40 49
Unknown 383 524 961 881 800 741 637 811 830 711
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-5 Hours 14.9% 17.1% 16.6% 18.2% 19.6% 22.6% 24.0% 24.1% 25.4% 27.1%
6-10 Hours 54.2% 51.6% 47.8% 48.2% 48.8% 49.7% 51.6% 50.7% 50.5% 51.6%
11-15 Hours 18.5% 16.2% 12.3% 11.9% 13.0% 11.0% 10.6% 10.1% 9.3% 8.5%
16-20 Hours 2.2% 2.0% 1.2% 1.7% 1.0% 1.3% 1.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8%
21+ Hours 1.0% 1.2% 0.7% 0.7% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Unknown 9.3% 11.8% 21.4% 19.2% 17.1% 14.9% 11.9% 13.9% 13.6% 11.2%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of the organs transplanted.