Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations

Ethnicity/Race 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 + + + + + + + + + +
White Number of Registrations 117 118 113 112 84 85 79 64 50 59
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 70 118 58 109 180 112 48 69 57
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 380 530 784 375 386 1,135 515 256 208 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
African American Number of Registrations 9 16 10 15 13 14 18 12 6 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 115 56 198 201 372 108 409 + 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 172 215 + + + + 1,049 + + 334
Median TT (Days) 1,005 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 172 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 8 16 15 8 9 12 7 6 11 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 289 132 42 19 354 67 267 121 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 693 784 + 211 + 392 851 138 27
Median TT (Days) + + + + 638 + + + 387 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 211 + + + 237 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Asian Number of Registrations 3 3 1 2 3 5 1 2 1 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 12 409 + + 1,961 + + + + 103
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 12 409 + + 1,961 + + + + 103
Median TT (Days) 60 555 + + 1,961 + + + + 185
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 12 409 + + 1,961 + + + + 103
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 464 9 + 35
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 464 9 + 35
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 464 18 + 35
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 9 + +
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.