Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Time Waiting Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 2,436 2,414 2,525 2,478 2,421 2,257 2,055 1,809 1,590 1,334
0-30 Days 239 243 243 221 187 169 179 165 169 142
31-60 Days 182 186 199 177 150 167 157 124 124 111
61 Days-< 3 Mos 159 192 192 170 140 144 134 106 103 82
3-<6 Mos 450 406 425 359 384 296 262 270 221 199
6-<12 Mos 566 523 575 562 508 418 408 350 301 268
1-<2 Years 555 475 478 561 524 498 386 335 261 219
2 Years+ 285 381 401 421 516 564 528 452 405 307
Unknown - 8 12 7 12 1 1 7 6 6
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 9.8% 10.1% 9.6% 8.9% 7.7% 7.5% 8.7% 9.1% 10.6% 10.6%
31-60 Days 7.5% 7.7% 7.9% 7.1% 6.2% 7.4% 7.6% 6.9% 7.8% 8.3%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 6.5% 8.0% 7.6% 6.9% 5.8% 6.4% 6.5% 5.9% 6.5% 6.1%
3-<6 Mos 18.5% 16.8% 16.8% 14.5% 15.9% 13.1% 12.7% 14.9% 13.9% 14.9%
6-<12 Mos 23.2% 21.7% 22.8% 22.7% 21.0% 18.5% 19.9% 19.3% 18.9% 20.1%
1-<2 Years 22.8% 19.7% 18.9% 22.6% 21.6% 22.1% 18.8% 18.5% 16.4% 16.4%
2 Years+ 11.7% 15.8% 15.9% 17.0% 21.3% 25.0% 25.7% 25.0% 25.5% 23.0%
Unknown - 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.