Table 13.2

Time to Transplant

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Previous Any Organ Tx Year of Waiting List Registration
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Number of Registrations 159 138 153 140 137 109 115 107 88 69
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 100 82 75 99 58 109 254 108 48 77
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 321 380 495 792 481 399 + 515 409 292
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No Number of Registrations 154 131 147 135 133 104 108 105 87 67
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 100 91 74 118 58 112 237 112 48 94
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 321 417 465 796 481 399 + 534 409 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes Number of Registrations 5 7 6 5 4 5 7 2 1 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 305 75 + 1 135 15 + 1 + 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 580 111 + 792 135 + + 1 + 2
Median TT (Days) + 1,430 + + + + + 1 + 2
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 111 + + + + + 1 + 2
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(+) = 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.