Table 13.2

Time to Transplant

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations, 1993 to 2002

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Number of Registrations 162 159 138 153 140 138 109 115 107 88
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 85 81 70 93 43 109 254 108 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 300 295 328 409 737 368 399 + 515 409
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 3 7 5 7 9 7 1 3 7 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 59 14 34 + 3 210 391 + 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 525 19 + + 3 210 391 + 9
Median TT (Days) 320 + 30 + + 58 210 + + 9
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 9 + 19 + + 3 + + + 9
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 7 9 4 9 9 9 7 9 4 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 31 1 196 25 132 17 3 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 123 59 196 70 147 + 49 + + +
Median TT (Days) 234 + 202 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 123 + 196 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 7 9 3 6 2 2 4 2 4 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 140 293 114 215 93 + 7 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 218 700 114 + 93 + 7 + + +
Median TT (Days) 225 + 138 + 93 + 15 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 218 + 114 + 93 + 7 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 12 17 8 10 6 22 9 8 10 12
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 105 123 13 555 4 + 23 + 3 135
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 175 296 1,430 + 383 + + + 68 267
Median TT (Days) + 580 + + 410 + + + 392 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 310 + + 383 + + + 68 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 55 46 54 37 41 25 28 26 15 23
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 55 73 98 293 65 42 140 117 210 74
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 236 305 308 693 891 156 490 343 629 229
Median TT (Days) + + 1,685 + + 460 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 666 + + 328 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 54 44 44 61 47 40 38 43 43 27
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 202 140 82 50 56 38 116 372 238 38
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 411 272 357 258 300 175 402 + 746 +
Median TT (Days) + + + 940 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 588 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 12 11 9 15 19 13 11 13 12 17
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 87 52 30 222 198 112 + 137 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 96 807 261 919 935 373 + 481 +
Median TT (Days) 655 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 342 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 12 16 11 8 7 20 11 11 12 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 75 144 + 1 99 325 201 237 59 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 599 + 98 1,152 + 386 378 128 +
Median TT (Days) + 1,137 + 1,034 + + 622 + 534 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 723 + 581 + + 413 + 237 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +

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

(+) = 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.