Table 13.1

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year, 1993 to 2002

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 192 201 202 237 228 251 223 202 209 198
O 105 118 117 119 120 131 119 111 112 104
A 58 62 70 88 79 91 77 66 74 67
B 20 13 9 21 21 19 17 15 15 20
AB 9 8 6 9 8 10 10 10 8 7
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 54.7% 58.7% 57.9% 50.2% 52.6% 52.2% 53.4% 55.0% 53.6% 52.5%
A 30.2% 30.8% 34.7% 37.1% 34.6% 36.3% 34.5% 32.7% 35.4% 33.8%
B 10.4% 6.5% 4.5% 8.9% 9.2% 7.6% 7.6% 7.4% 7.2% 10.1%
AB 4.7% 4.0% 3.0% 3.8% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 3.8% 3.5%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

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

(-) = None in category.