Table 12.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Lung Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 1,939 2,084 1,990 1,974 2,032 1,887 1,953 1,999 1,562 1,774
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 121 139 110 86 80 87 45 18 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 313 369 450 360 284 250 240 184 54 31
Median TT (Days) 1,053 1,105 + 1,663 1,224 1,057 924 792 199 132
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 916 977 + 1,233 988 877 768 666 176 114
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,289 1,364 + + 1,983 1,296 1,157 1,052 228 149
<1 Year Number of Registrations 24 17 12 9 9 10 7 5 4 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 37 8 21 34 18 10 35 27 17 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 97 32 22 156 + 87 44 83 17 9
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 86 103 90 15
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 44 83 17 9
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 23 18 17 10 13 14 5 15 15 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 8 41 44 12 25 58 + 81 36 31
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 39 135 279 + 219 207 + + 90 68
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 450 + + + 113
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 358 + + + 68
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 26 31 36 29 20 13 20 27 17 12
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 68 83 85 251 61 13 28 12 27
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 405 368 324 883 135 250 348 54 54
Median TT (Days) 783 + + 765 + 867 + + 540 214
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 283 + + 514 + 135 + + 76 96
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 94 110 96 83 94 69 62 74 61 60
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 152 79 99 147 143 73 136 42 30 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 540 409 583 587 783 421 314 272 110 40
Median TT (Days) + + + 1,620 + + + + 524 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1,021 + + + + 228 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 356 352 327 320 333 280 268 309 215 248
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 151 151 132 151 116 121 39 24 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 483 590 690 601 506 391 343 204 81 36
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 345 173
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 223 104
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 293
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 544 563 517 584 498 480 454 438 316 292
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 110 153 166 148 105 93 114 61 25 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 387 472 488 544 430 334 350 230 76 35
Median TT (Days) 1,225 2,077 + + + + + + 402 171
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 944 1,131 + + + + + + 264 122
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,468 + + + + + + + 566 317
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 838 951 934 915 1,016 964 1,050 1,039 829 968
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 72 124 140 99 75 74 79 48 15 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 245 317 392 284 200 219 217 174 49 33
Median TT (Days) 722 816 1,000 874 745 764 661 560 167 138
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 651 768 883 781 665 684 603 492 141 116
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 855 936 1,469 1,032 821 903 763 686 194 163
65+ Years Number of Registrations 34 42 51 24 49 57 87 92 105 179
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 36 33 49 17 79 59 56 26 6 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 112 144 222 62 168 100 103 77 24 18
Median TT (Days) 577 344 774 317 470 357 228 219 81 52
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 262 256 487 174 242 179 167 118 52 41
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 617 467 124 71


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

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have transplanted.

TT = Time to Transplant in days.

This table takes a cohort of waiting list registrations and shows how long it takes for 10%, 25%, and 50%

(the median) of those patients to be transplanted. These tables take the point of view of a patient who has just

been registered on a waiting list and take into account all of the things that can happen to the patient after wait listing, including receiving a transplant, being removed from the waiting list, and dying.

See Technical Notes for a full discussion of the methods used for this table.