Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Heart-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 140 137 109 116 106 88 69 78 58 77
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 99 58 109 237 112 48 77 44 50 17
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 792 481 402 + 534 409 225 284 100 142
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 9 7 1 3 7 2 0 2 2 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 3 211 391 + 9 + 725 + 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 3 211 391 + 9 + 725 + 6
Median TT (Days) + 58 211 + + 9 + 725 + 11
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 3 + + + 9 + 725 + 6
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 11 10 7 9 5 3 1 3 2 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 132 17 3 + 534 + + 27 68 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 290 + 49 + + + + 27 68 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 52 68 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 27 68 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 2 4 5 4 5 3 3 1 3 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 92 1,534 7 1,086 128 + 275 + 420 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 92 1,534 15 1,086 + + 275 + 420 +
Median TT (Days) 92 + 386 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 92 + 15 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 6 25 11 13 14 12 11 4 6 6
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 410 + 129 237 59 135 65 + 19 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 792 + 201 + 68 267 77 + 54 149
Median TT (Days) 1,164 + + + 495 + 361 + 92 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 792 + + + 68 + 208 + 54 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 43 32 31 29 20 23 27 17 19 25
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 65 135 201 23 210 74 132 34 13 142
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 891 328 490 343 464 229 255 313 51 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 50 45 43 45 43 28 17 33 17 23
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 56 42 126 372 238 38 69 68 82 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 465 481 503 + 746 414 196 334 120 50
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 645 + + 283
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 224 + + 66
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 19 14 11 13 12 17 10 18 9 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 222 198 112 + 137 21 27 71 50 43
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 919 935 373 + 481 + 225 185 + 77
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.