Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations

Blood Type Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 138 153 140 137 109 116 106 88 69 78
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 75 99 58 109 237 112 48 77 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 380 495 792 481 399 + 534 409 225 284
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
O Number of Registrations 62 58 65 63 53 59 49 39 32 40
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 421 215 132 328 129 427 277 63 188 35
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,451 741 919 1,534 402 + + 1,052 254 313
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
A Number of Registrations 61 73 55 50 34 40 41 29 25 26
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 49 132 38 58 104 68 21 77 101
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 198 293 877 175 222 1,135 296 229 132 334
Median TT (Days) 2,572 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 549 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
B Number of Registrations 8 17 16 19 15 11 12 16 8 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 27 147 48 3 23 177 671 12 196 34
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 465 118 198 413 + 746 184 255 103
Median TT (Days) 265 + 646 + + + + + 387 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 138 + 417 + + + + + 361 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
AB Number of Registrations 7 5 4 5 7 6 4 4 4 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 581 165 97 3 25 59 254 27 71
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 + 165 + 137 254 59 254 27 71
Median TT (Days) 187 + + + + 378 238 + 69 126
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 126 + + + + 254 59 + 27 71
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.