Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Heart-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 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 + + + + + + + + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 5 7 9 7 1 3 7 2 0 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 12 + + 3 211 391 + 9 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 + + 3 211 391 + 9 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + 58 211 + + 9 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 3 + + + 9 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 6 9 11 10 7 9 5 3 1 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 192 25 132 17 3 + 534 + + 27
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 202 70 290 + 49 + + + + 27
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 52
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 27
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 3 6 2 4 5 4 5 3 3 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 114 215 92 1,534 7 1,086 128 + 275 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 114 + 92 1,534 15 1,086 + + 275 +
Median TT (Days) 138 + 92 + 386 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 114 + 92 + 15 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 10 12 6 25 11 13 14 12 11 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 13 555 410 + 129 237 59 135 65 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1,163 792 + 201 + 68 267 77 +
Median TT (Days) + + 1,164 + + + 495 + 361 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 792 + + + 68 + 208 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 59 38 43 32 31 29 20 23 27 17
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 232 65 135 201 23 210 74 132 34
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 421 741 891 328 490 343 464 229 255 313
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 46 66 50 45 43 45 43 28 17 33
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 60 56 42 126 372 238 38 69 68
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 359 310 465 481 402 + 746 414 196 334
Median TT (Days) + 1,172 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 762 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 9 15 19 14 11 13 12 17 10 18
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 52 30 222 198 112 + 137 21 27 71
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 807 261 919 935 373 + 481 + 225 185
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
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.