Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Time Waiting Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 1,912 2,277 2,429 2,484 2,417 2,281 2,315 2,163 1,052 1,032
0-30 Days 154 157 142 118 151 90 135 137 72 119
31-60 Days 134 149 134 144 126 131 125 107 56 91
61 Days-< 3 Mos 132 146 131 138 136 136 113 110 48 86
3-<6 Mos 387 401 341 348 325 350 374 338 123 138
6-<12 Mos 497 618 638 614 613 489 548 498 162 138
1-<2 Years 467 611 739 736 696 680 604 588 305 154
2 Years+ 141 190 300 379 370 405 407 379 283 298
Unknown - 5 4 7 - - 9 6 3 8
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 8.1% 6.9% 5.8% 4.8% 6.2% 3.9% 5.8% 6.3% 6.8% 11.5%
31-60 Days 7.0% 6.5% 5.5% 5.8% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4% 4.9% 5.3% 8.8%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 6.9% 6.4% 5.4% 5.6% 5.6% 6.0% 4.9% 5.1% 4.6% 8.3%
3-<6 Mos 20.2% 17.6% 14.0% 14.0% 13.4% 15.3% 16.2% 15.6% 11.7% 13.4%
6-<12 Mos 26.0% 27.1% 26.3% 24.7% 25.4% 21.4% 23.7% 23.0% 15.4% 13.4%
1-<2 Years 24.4% 26.8% 30.4% 29.6% 28.8% 29.8% 26.1% 27.2% 29.0% 14.9%
2 Years+ 7.4% 8.3% 12.4% 15.3% 15.3% 17.8% 17.6% 17.5% 26.9% 28.9%
Unknown - 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% - - 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.8%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.