Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

On Life Support at Tx 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
No 3,548 3,893 3,925 4,001 4,089 4,533 4,902 5,417 5,660 5,929
Yes 505 522 557 594 582 436 449 429 459 407
Unknown 49 9 16 - - - - - 1 26
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 86.5% 88.0% 87.3% 87.1% 87.5% 91.2% 91.6% 92.7% 92.5% 93.2%
Yes 12.3% 11.8% 12.4% 12.9% 12.5% 8.8% 8.4% 7.3% 7.5% 6.4%
Unknown 1.2% 0.2% 0.4% - - - - - 0.0% 0.4%


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.