Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Time Waiting Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 1,457 1,718 1,913 2,278 2,430 2,485 2,418 2,281 2,315 2,167
0-30 Days 107 133 154 157 143 118 152 90 135 137
31-60 Days 122 115 134 149 134 144 126 131 125 107
61 Days-< 3 Mos 128 117 132 146 132 138 136 136 113 110
3-<6 Mos 285 343 388 401 341 348 325 350 374 340
6-<12 Mos 394 454 497 618 639 615 614 489 548 498
1-<2 Years 330 432 467 612 739 738 696 680 604 588
2 Years+ 80 124 141 190 298 377 369 405 407 381
Unknown 11 - - 5 4 7 - - 9 6
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 7.3% 7.7% 8.1% 6.9% 5.9% 4.7% 6.3% 3.9% 5.8% 6.3%
31-60 Days 8.4% 6.7% 7.0% 6.5% 5.5% 5.8% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4% 4.9%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 8.8% 6.8% 6.9% 6.4% 5.4% 5.6% 5.6% 6.0% 4.9% 5.1%
3-<6 Mos 19.6% 20.0% 20.3% 17.6% 14.0% 14.0% 13.4% 15.3% 16.2% 15.7%
6-<12 Mos 27.0% 26.4% 26.0% 27.1% 26.3% 24.7% 25.4% 21.4% 23.7% 23.0%
1-<2 Years 22.6% 25.1% 24.4% 26.9% 30.4% 29.7% 28.8% 29.8% 26.1% 27.1%
2 Years+ 5.5% 7.2% 7.4% 8.3% 12.3% 15.2% 15.3% 17.8% 17.6% 17.6%
Unknown 0.8% - - 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% - - 0.4% 0.3%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.