Table 13.1

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Time Waiting Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 192 201 202 237 228 251 223 202 209 198
0-30 Days 10 12 5 13 9 14 3 4 6 4
31-60 Days 11 11 11 13 14 13 14 7 5 7
61 Days-< 3 Mos 10 7 10 6 10 5 5 5 5 2
3-<6 Mos 25 23 25 19 26 28 8 35 11 8
6-<12 Mos 40 44 36 52 32 29 34 29 39 23
1-<2 Years 43 47 52 57 49 58 52 27 50 34
2 Years+ 52 57 58 77 87 104 106 94 93 120
Unknown 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 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 5.2% 6.0% 2.5% 5.5% 3.9% 5.6% 1.3% 2.0% 2.9% 2.0%
31-60 Days 5.7% 5.5% 5.4% 5.5% 6.1% 5.2% 6.3% 3.5% 2.4% 3.5%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 5.2% 3.5% 5.0% 2.5% 4.4% 2.0% 2.2% 2.5% 2.4% 1.0%
3-<6 Mos 13.0% 11.4% 12.4% 8.0% 11.4% 11.2% 3.6% 17.3% 5.3% 4.0%
6-<12 Mos 20.8% 21.9% 17.8% 21.9% 14.0% 11.6% 15.2% 14.4% 18.7% 11.6%
1-<2 Years 22.4% 23.4% 25.7% 24.1% 21.5% 23.1% 23.3% 13.4% 23.9% 17.2%
2 Years+ 27.1% 28.4% 28.7% 32.5% 38.2% 41.4% 47.5% 46.5% 44.5% 60.6%
Unknown 0.5% - 2.5% - 0.4% - 0.4% 0.5% - -

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

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

(-) = None in category.