Table 13.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Time Waiting Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 155 175 164 179 136 123 119 107 106 83
0-30 Days 5 12 9 14 3 4 6 4 10 5
31-60 Days 11 12 14 12 13 6 5 7 4 3
61 Days-< 3 Mos 10 6 9 5 5 4 5 2 4 2
3-<6 Mos 25 18 25 25 7 33 10 8 13 6
6-<12 Mos 30 42 29 21 32 26 34 19 14 18
1-<2 Years 42 45 36 51 43 21 39 27 23 16
2 Years+ 27 40 41 51 32 28 20 40 38 31
Unknown 5 - 1 - 1 1 - - - 2
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 3.2% 6.9% 5.5% 7.8% 2.2% 3.3% 5.0% 3.7% 9.4% 6.0%
31-60 Days 7.1% 6.9% 8.5% 6.7% 9.6% 4.9% 4.2% 6.5% 3.8% 3.6%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 6.5% 3.4% 5.5% 2.8% 3.7% 3.3% 4.2% 1.9% 3.8% 2.4%
3-<6 Mos 16.1% 10.3% 15.2% 14.0% 5.1% 26.8% 8.4% 7.5% 12.3% 7.2%
6-<12 Mos 19.4% 24.0% 17.7% 11.7% 23.5% 21.1% 28.6% 17.8% 13.2% 21.7%
1-<2 Years 27.1% 25.7% 22.0% 28.5% 31.6% 17.1% 32.8% 25.2% 21.7% 19.3%
2 Years+ 17.4% 22.9% 25.0% 28.5% 23.5% 22.8% 16.8% 37.4% 35.8% 37.3%
Unknown 3.2% - 0.6% - 0.7% 0.8% - - - 2.4%


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.