title: OPTN/SRTR 2013 Annual Data Report: liver.
abstract: During 2013, 10,479 adult candidates were added to the liver transplant waiting list, compared with 10,185 in 2012; 5921 liver transplants were performed, and 211 of the transplanted organs were from living donors. As of December 31, 2013, 15,027 candidates were registered on the waiting list, including 12,407 in active status. The most significant change in allocation policy affecting liver waitlist trends in 2013 was the Share 35 policy, whereby organs from an entire region are available to candidates with model for end-stage liver disease scores of 35 or higher. Median waiting time for such candidates decreased dramatically, from 14.0 months in 2012 to 1.4 months in 2013, but the effect on waitlist mortality is unknown. The number of new active pediatric candidates added to the liver transplant waiting list increased to 693 in 2013. Transplant rates were highest for candidates aged younger than 1 year (275.6 per 100 waitlist years) and lowest for candidates aged 11 to 17 years (97.0 per 100 waitlist years). Five-year graft survival was 71.7% for recipients aged younger than 1 year, 74.9% for ages 1 to 5 years, 78.9% ages 6 to 10 years, and 77.4% for ages 11 to 17 years.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Skeans
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Schladt
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wainright
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Israni
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kasiske
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000847:Annual Reports as Topic; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010359:Patient Readmission; D040841:Resource Allocation; D015996:Survival Rate; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Liver transplant; model for end-stage liver disease; waiting list