Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Hospitalized 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
Not Hospitalized 1,921 2,698 2,778 2,852 2,716 3,437 3,795 4,045 4,176 4,457
Hospitalized 1,221 672 608 503 686 772 810 918 1,034 1,000
In Intensive Care 953 1,049 1,096 1,240 1,269 760 746 883 909 878
Unknown 7 5 16 - - - - - 1 27
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Not Hospitalized 46.8% 61.0% 61.8% 62.1% 58.1% 69.2% 70.9% 69.2% 68.2% 70.1%
Hospitalized 29.8% 15.2% 13.5% 10.9% 14.7% 15.5% 15.1% 15.7% 16.9% 15.7%
In Intensive Care 23.2% 23.7% 24.4% 27.0% 27.2% 15.3% 13.9% 15.1% 14.9% 13.8%
Unknown 0.2% 0.1% 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.