UNOS UVER REGISTRY NEW PATlENT REGISTRATIONS

Liver transplantation services have continued to expand during the past year as indications for liver replacement have broadened, contraindications have diminished, and referrals to transplant centers have increased. The UNOS Liver Transplant Registry began collecting data officially on October 1, 1987 and by September 30, 1988 had received registration forms for 1,090 new patients from 42 centers in 23 states (Fig. 1). At this rate we estimate that approximately 1 ,400 liver transplantations will have been performed in 1988 in the United States.