Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Type of Procedure 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
Whole Liver 3,917 4,225 4,301 4,380 4,474 4,746 5,127 5,632 5,891 6,184
Partial/Split Liver 185 199 197 215 197 223 224 214 229 178
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Whole Liver 95.5% 95.5% 95.6% 95.3% 95.8% 95.5% 95.8% 96.3% 96.3% 97.2%
Partial/Split Liver 4.5% 4.5% 4.4% 4.7% 4.2% 4.5% 4.2% 3.7% 3.7% 2.8%


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.