Table 13.2

Time to Transplant

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations, 1993 to 2002

Previous Any Organ Tx 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 + + + + + + + + + +
No Number of Registrations 158 154 131 147 135 134 104 109 105 87
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 85 82 63 99 43 112 237 112 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 307 293 357 366 784 368 399 + 534 409
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes Number of Registrations 4 5 7 6 5 4 5 6 2 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 305 75 + 1 135 15 + 1 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 580 111 + 383 135 + + 1 +
Median TT (Days) 22 + 1,430 + 792 + + + 1 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1 + 111 + 383 + + + 1 +
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.