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Table 12.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Lung Diagnosis Group Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 874 1,029 1,254 1,421 1,482 1,653 2,057 1,788 1,205 927
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 332 415 511 541 586 624 757 642 423 349
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 204 229 251 311 320 376 402 344 207 147
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 107 122 154 187 185 197 295 259 179 142
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 174 215 284 338 357 436 581 506 362 250
Group E: Age Less Than 12 29 27 37 32 25 16 19 31 29 34
Other Diagnosis 28 21 17 12 9 4 3 6 5 5
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 38.0% 40.3% 40.7% 38.1% 39.5% 37.7% 36.8% 35.9% 35.1% 37.6%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 23.3% 22.3% 20.0% 21.9% 21.6% 22.7% 19.5% 19.2% 17.2% 15.9%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 12.2% 11.9% 12.3% 13.2% 12.5% 11.9% 14.3% 14.5% 14.9% 15.3%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 19.9% 20.9% 22.6% 23.8% 24.1% 26.4% 28.2% 28.3% 30.0% 27.0%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 3.3% 2.6% 3.0% 2.3% 1.7% 1.0% 0.9% 1.7% 2.4% 3.7%
Other Diagnosis 3.2% 2.0% 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as inactive status at end of year.



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