Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations

Previous Any Organ Tx 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 + + + + + + + + + +
No Number of Registrations 136 133 104 110 105 87 68 77 58 75
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 99 58 112 182 112 48 79 44 50 17
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 784 481 402 2,458 534 409 225 185 100 138
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes Number of Registrations 4 4 5 6 1 1 1 1 0 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 792 135 15 + + + 8 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 792 135 + + + + 8 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 8 + + +
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.