Table 13.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Time Waiting Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 164 179 136 123 119 107 106 83 45 53
0-30 Days 9 14 3 4 6 4 10 5 - 5
31-60 Days 14 12 13 6 5 7 4 3 1 3
61 Days-< 3 Mos 9 5 5 4 5 2 4 2 1 2
3-<6 Mos 25 25 7 33 10 8 13 6 8 8
6-<12 Mos 29 21 32 26 34 19 14 18 7 13
1-<2 Years 36 51 43 21 39 27 23 16 9 7
2 Years+ 41 51 32 28 20 40 38 31 19 14
Unknown 1 - 1 1 - - - 2 - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 5.5% 7.8% 2.2% 3.3% 5.0% 3.7% 9.4% 6.0% - 9.4%
31-60 Days 8.5% 6.7% 9.6% 4.9% 4.2% 6.5% 3.8% 3.6% 2.2% 5.7%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 5.5% 2.8% 3.7% 3.3% 4.2% 1.9% 3.8% 2.4% 2.2% 3.8%
3-<6 Mos 15.2% 14.0% 5.1% 26.8% 8.4% 7.5% 12.3% 7.2% 17.8% 15.1%
6-<12 Mos 17.7% 11.7% 23.5% 21.1% 28.6% 17.8% 13.2% 21.7% 15.6% 24.5%
1-<2 Years 22.0% 28.5% 31.6% 17.1% 32.8% 25.2% 21.7% 19.3% 20.0% 13.2%
2 Years+ 25.0% 28.5% 23.5% 22.8% 16.8% 37.4% 35.8% 37.3% 42.2% 26.4%
Unknown 0.6% - 0.7% 0.8% - - - 2.4% - 1.9%


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.