Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Time Waiting Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 1,719 1,912 2,277 2,429 2,484 2,417 2,281 2,315 2,164 1,053
0-30 Days 133 154 157 142 118 151 90 135 137 72
31-60 Days 116 134 149 134 144 126 131 125 107 56
61 Days-< 3 Mos 117 132 146 131 138 136 136 113 110 48
3-<6 Mos 343 387 401 341 348 325 350 374 338 123
6-<12 Mos 454 497 618 639 614 613 489 548 498 162
1-<2 Years 432 467 611 739 737 696 680 604 588 305
2 Years+ 124 141 190 299 378 370 405 407 380 284
Unknown - - 5 4 7 - - 9 6 3
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 7.7% 8.1% 6.9% 5.8% 4.8% 6.2% 3.9% 5.8% 6.3% 6.8%
31-60 Days 6.7% 7.0% 6.5% 5.5% 5.8% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4% 4.9% 5.3%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 6.8% 6.9% 6.4% 5.4% 5.6% 5.6% 6.0% 4.9% 5.1% 4.6%
3-<6 Mos 20.0% 20.2% 17.6% 14.0% 14.0% 13.4% 15.3% 16.2% 15.6% 11.7%
6-<12 Mos 26.4% 26.0% 27.1% 26.3% 24.7% 25.4% 21.4% 23.7% 23.0% 15.4%
1-<2 Years 25.1% 24.4% 26.8% 30.4% 29.7% 28.8% 29.8% 26.1% 27.2% 29.0%
2 Years+ 7.2% 7.4% 8.3% 12.3% 15.2% 15.3% 17.8% 17.6% 17.6% 27.0%
Unknown - - 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% - - 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%


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.