Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations

Residency 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 + + + + + + + + + +
U.S. Resident Number of Registrations 136 150 136 136 104 113 103 87 68 78
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 74 99 58 116 237 108 48 79 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 359 495 792 481 402 + 534 414 225 284
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Nonresident Alien Number of Registrations 0 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 147 + 19 + 210 267 8 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 147 + 19 + 210 267 8 +
Median TT (Days) + + 147 + 49 + 210 267 8 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 147 + 19 + 210 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 155 + + 591 + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 155 + + 591 + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + 155 + + 591 + + + + +
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.