Table 12.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Lung Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 1,752 1,836 1,940 2,084 1,990 1,974 2,032 1,888 1,954 2,001
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 64 79 87 121 139 110 86 80 87 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 200 257 314 369 450 360 287 250 240 190
Median TT (Days) 773 777 1,062 1,105 + 1,656 1,239 1,077 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 703 718 929 977 + 1,233 992 891 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 920 934 1,315 1,364 + + + + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 20 18 24 17 12 9 9 10 7 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 5 37 8 21 34 18 10 35 27
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 26 97 32 22 156 + 87 44 83
Median TT (Days) 45 + + + + + + + 86 103
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 30 + + + + + + + 44 83
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 15 15 23 18 17 10 13 14 5 15
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 14 6 8 41 44 12 25 58 + 81
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 196 39 135 279 + 219 207 + +
Median TT (Days) 54 + + + + + + 450 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 29 + + + + + + 358 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 16 23 26 31 36 29 20 13 20 27
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 64 21 40 68 83 85 251 61 13 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 160 289 93 405 368 324 883 135 250 +
Median TT (Days) 673 1,064 783 + + 765 + 867 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 544 387 283 + + 514 + 135 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 79 82 94 110 96 83 94 69 62 74
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 38 51 152 79 99 147 143 73 136 42
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 181 251 540 409 583 587 783 421 314 272
Median TT (Days) 809 902 + + + 1,620 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 455 475 + + + 1,021 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 380 376 356 352 327 320 333 280 269 310
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 72 78 142 151 151 132 151 116 119 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 268 353 483 590 670 601 517 391 327 214
Median TT (Days) 1,270 1,311 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 861 885 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 508 513 545 563 517 584 497 480 454 438
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 119 110 153 166 148 105 93 114 61
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 277 347 387 472 485 544 433 334 350 255
Median TT (Days) 1,005 1,430 1,225 2,077 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 793 928 944 1,131 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,326 + 2,620 + + + + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 705 765 838 951 934 915 1,017 965 1,050 1,039
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 69 70 72 124 140 99 75 74 79 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 183 203 245 317 392 284 201 222 217 182
Median TT (Days) 569 645 722 816 1,000 874 747 765 665 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 493 567 665 768 883 781 665 686 591 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 699 718 865 936 1,469 1,032 826 905 + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 29 44 34 42 51 24 49 57 87 93
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 36 50 36 33 49 17 79 59 56 26
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 123 144 112 144 222 62 168 100 103 77
Median TT (Days) 410 415 577 344 774 317 470 357 228 237
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 182 234 262 256 487 174 242 179 167 141
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 523 + + + + + + 617 +


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

(+) = 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 waitlisting, 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.