Table 12.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Lung Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Number of Registrations 1,837 1,939 2,084 1,990 1,974 2,032 1,887 1,953 1,999 1,562
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 79 86 121 139 110 86 80 87 45 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 257 313 369 450 360 284 250 240 183 54
Median TT (Days) 779 1,053 1,105 + 1,663 1,239 1,057 932 + 202
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 719 916 977 + 1,233 992 877 768 + 180
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 944 1,289 1,364 + + + 1,296 + + 238
<1 Year Number of Registrations 18 24 17 12 9 9 10 7 5 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 37 8 21 34 18 10 35 27 17
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 26 97 32 22 156 + 87 44 83 17
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 86 103 90
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 44 83 17
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 15 23 18 17 10 13 14 5 15 15
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 6 8 41 44 12 25 58 + 81 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 196 39 135 279 + 219 207 + + 90
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 450 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 358 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 23 26 31 36 29 20 13 20 27 17
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 40 68 83 85 251 61 13 28 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 289 93 405 368 324 883 135 250 348 54
Median TT (Days) 1,064 783 + + 765 + 867 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 387 283 + + 514 + 135 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 82 94 110 96 83 94 69 62 74 61
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 51 152 79 99 147 143 73 136 42 30
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 251 540 409 583 587 783 421 314 272 110
Median TT (Days) 902 + + + 1,620 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 475 + + + 1,021 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 376 356 352 327 320 333 280 268 309 215
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 78 142 151 151 132 151 116 121 39 24
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 353 483 590 690 601 512 391 343 204 81
Median TT (Days) 1,311 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 885 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 513 544 563 517 584 497 480 454 438 315
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 119 110 153 166 148 105 93 114 61 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 347 387 472 485 544 433 334 350 230 74
Median TT (Days) 1,430 1,225 2,077 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 928 944 1,131 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 2,468 + + + + + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 766 838 951 934 915 1,017 964 1,050 1,039 829
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 70 72 124 140 99 75 74 79 48 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 204 245 317 392 284 201 219 217 174 49
Median TT (Days) 649 722 816 1,000 874 747 764 661 560 168
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 573 651 768 883 781 665 684 603 490 140
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 719 855 936 1,469 1,032 826 903 763 681 201
65+ Years Number of Registrations 44 34 42 51 24 49 57 87 92 106
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 36 33 49 17 79 59 56 26 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 144 112 144 222 62 168 100 103 77 24
Median TT (Days) 415 577 344 774 317 470 357 228 219 84
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 234 262 256 487 174 242 179 167 118 52
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 523 + + + + + + 617 467 124


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

(+) = 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 wait listing, 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.