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Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 13,915 14,888 13,056 12,645 12,678 12,745 12,495 12,222 12,238 12,442
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 9,726 10,386 9,182 8,992 9,159 9,177 9,147 8,928 8,921 9,028
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 1,624 1,656 1,481 1,418 1,362 1,358 1,315 1,205 1,169 1,197
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 706 729 627 605 536 505 461 405 349 328
Biliary Atresia 271 289 263 219 212 218 150 153 146 141
Metabolic Diseases 253 284 225 177 191 212 171 176 178 192
Malignant Neoplasms 180 199 147 169 177 197 227 281 354 452
Other 1,130 1,322 1,115 1,054 1,031 1,070 1,018 1,071 1,118 1,100
Unknown 25 23 16 11 10 8 6 3 3 4
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 69.9% 69.8% 70.3% 71.1% 72.2% 72.0% 73.2% 73.0% 72.9% 72.6%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 11.7% 11.1% 11.3% 11.2% 10.7% 10.7% 10.5% 9.9% 9.6% 9.6%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 5.1% 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 4.2% 4.0% 3.7% 3.3% 2.9% 2.6%
Biliary Atresia 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1%
Metabolic Diseases 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Malignant Neoplasms 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 2.3% 2.9% 3.6%
Other 8.1% 8.9% 8.5% 8.3% 8.1% 8.4% 8.1% 8.8% 9.1% 8.8%
Unknown 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.