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Table 12.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Lung Waiting List Registrations

Waitlist Center State Year of Waiting List Registration
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Number of Registrations 1,990 1,974 2,032 1,887 1,953 2,000 1,564 1,775 1,959 2,005
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 139 110 86 80 87 45 18 9 11 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 450 360 284 250 240 184 54 31 35 35
Median TT (Days) 2,897 1,663 1,224 1,057 924 792 200 134 142 148
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,515 1,233 988 877 768 666 176 114 127 132
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 1,983 1,296 1,157 965 228 151 157 167
Alabama Number of Registrations 35 62 46 52 42 44 34 35 46 34
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 42 85 92 60 63 39 35 13 33
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 192 83 157 127 266 122 123 62 70 54
Median TT (Days) 283 284 475 385 1,028 957 223 236 276 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 228 126 270 309 394 324 144 179 124 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 356 466 + 531 + + 484 + + +
Arizona Number of Registrations 4 6 9 7 9 10 9 26 41 47
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 257 76 11 24 23 4 51 8 6 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 257 123 89 25 57 73 162 29 14 56
Median TT (Days) 327 277 166 68 102 183 302 109 59 193
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 257 123 89 25 57 73 162 34 21 114
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 396 + 275 + + 703 166 349
California Number of Registrations 199 192 230 200 214 247 233 231 259 252
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 126 68 59 76 25 9 9 13 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 537 532 349 219 176 87 43 29 45 32
Median TT (Days) + + 969 1,019 557 308 120 136 132 127
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 631 725 379 217 93 78 106 94
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 2,186 516 164 198 177 161
Colorado Number of Registrations 46 79 72 60 56 81 43 41 44 32
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 350 182 154 102 169 98 40 28 22 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 524 377 224 258 305 311 114 73 92 75
Median TT (Days) 2,641 1,410 600 841 + 1,440 809 253 184 362
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,251 756 400 425 + 527 363 171 151 146
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 715 716 +
Florida Number of Registrations 75 63 118 124 141 143 122 163 169 172
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 186 236 53 74 81 49 28 11 13 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 620 680 266 208 188 239 70 32 30 38
Median TT (Days) + + 1,306 551 731 + 186 127 175 178
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 806 351 466 + 130 85 103 115
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 2,088 + + 434 162 315 +
Georgia Number of Registrations 18 34 28 24 25 32 31 34 36 37
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 151 149 83 96 102 37 23 9 12 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 315 268 494 357 147 87 43 22 34 31
Median TT (Days) 645 + 874 685 241 + 84 57 137 86
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 383 + 688 495 160 + 58 28 54 45
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,185 + 119 189 342 479
Iowa Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 14 37
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 20 72
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 41 122
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 20 72
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 286 280
Illinois Number of Registrations 74 35 31 54 64 60 42 51 65 87
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 240 120 125 59 80 85 34 38 17 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 518 247 218 133 228 207 70 81 72 68
Median TT (Days) 1,269 1,406 759 585 654 606 242 205 157 239
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 702 436 309 278 468 310 190 132 123 140
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 1,464 1,245 634 356 373
Indiana Number of Registrations 41 54 71 59 88 75 29 37 54 57
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 454 301 428 243 461 197 16 8 7 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 698 582 601 561 624 428 49 15 62 143
Median TT (Days) 852 832 938 763 + + 153 204 250 295
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 755 785 753 642 + + 71 33 129 223
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 270 + + +
Kentucky Number of Registrations 44 30 35 21 29 34 36 43 29 34
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 65 41 54 52 138 141 15 24 19 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 132 302 200 87 369 162 37 87 42 18
Median TT (Days) 322 456 524 539 815 415 152 616 200 145
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 179 351 336 180 520 259 82 488 60 25
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 722 906 329 +
Louisiana Number of Registrations 24 26 10 24 26 12 12 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 22 4 10 25 14 2 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 36 12 34 65 31 46 + + +
Median TT (Days) 66 72 28 48 131 68 117 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 44 59 12 36 71 45 46 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 94 103 51 103 193 + + + + +
Massachusetts Number of Registrations 83 69 92 80 87 70 39 33 45 56
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 197 330 189 406 490 256 74 24 10 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 731 985 635 762 865 509 207 81 70 90
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 1,247 539 357 261
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 839 254 128 133
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 598 +
Maryland Number of Registrations 87 67 57 54 65 47 51 29 49 55
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 290 242 265 116 324 212 30 7 9 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 564 490 1,190 245 617 484 80 29 29 56
Median TT (Days) + + + 1,168 + + 406 134 261 213
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 628 + + 242 53 44 113
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 523 + +
Michigan Number of Registrations 63 55 48 46 52 47 31 57 50 57
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 406 216 82 64 125 81 64 19 26 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 588 344 198 229 256 217 85 48 54 95
Median TT (Days) 1,144 690 517 1,023 578 473 207 174 243 261
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 817 511 267 369 345 374 115 95 155 153
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 1,217 + 805 + 601 415 + 429
Minnesota Number of Registrations 92 100 75 91 86 64 53 54 65 62
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 395 560 496 486 553 269 44 8 34 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 816 889 749 1,077 778 506 102 44 66 69
Median TT (Days) 1,249 + 1,223 + + + 243 126 320 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 950 + 966 + + + 173 76 178 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 385 293 + +
Missouri Number of Registrations 225 212 180 138 133 145 92 64 76 75
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 378 585 381 378 448 237 84 39 11 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 866 829 949 716 1,157 686 174 128 35 23
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 642 438 127 76
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 323 249 61 58
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 255 169
North Carolina Number of Registrations 133 117 143 90 93 107 67 76 66 94
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 51 77 78 99 37 5 4 3 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 388 164 162 209 203 78 12 7 6 9
Median TT (Days) + 813 885 717 973 242 36 22 18 20
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 466 596 442 404 189 26 15 11 13
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 889 87 35 30 33
Nebraska Number of Registrations 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 101 173 + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 374 173 + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 567 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 374 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New Jersey Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 27
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 42
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 27
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 79 76 88 99 97 108 92 81 101 63
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 804 116 143 182 265 177 116 49 30 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 659 1,257 708 580 512 384 115 125 75
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 419 512 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 252 312 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 642 + +
Ohio Number of Registrations 67 83 75 66 63 90 76 131 124 100
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 60 19 17 33 10 7 10 13 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 95 110 58 51 56 25 14 35 50 46
Median TT (Days) 314 288 158 196 129 81 44 130 181 208
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 216 175 105 144 82 51 32 92 128 111
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 589 379 201 275 174 142 65 244 325 370
Oklahoma Number of Registrations 13 21 8 19 15 28 15 10 18 12
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 351 331 8 4 26 14 12 12 9 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 784 756 99 90 51 40 34 21 33 29
Median TT (Days) + + 234 232 189 115 62 63 113 46
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 126 159 87 66 43 21 34 29
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 379 + 203 + 102 386 +
Oregon Number of Registrations 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 143 162 + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 143 162 + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + 143 162 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 143 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 225 236 226 228 191 192 144 189 235 281
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 411 332 167 243 205 200 17 7 6 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 781 698 672 610 404 362 46 18 15 24
Median TT (Days) + + + + 964 + 234 60 50 97
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 677 + 155 43 41 60
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,584 + 461 109 65 138
Tennessee Number of Registrations 36 32 22 25 31 32 27 33 25 21
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 22 60 29 100 135 43 27 55 60
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 147 159 279 101 225 211 61 72 145 197
Median TT (Days) + 635 498 190 340 563 222 155 680 293
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 182 407 167 263 285 144 89 206 265
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 965 519 + + 476 + +
Texas Number of Registrations 119 129 129 121 127 148 115 149 156 182
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 119 75 83 32 36 26 13 7 12 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 373 318 215 121 101 73 36 25 35 34
Median TT (Days) 911 927 971 463 412 315 141 95 111 107
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 688 636 698 222 210 261 106 68 80 72
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 891 1,080 756 256 160 163 153
Utah Number of Registrations 14 10 9 8 14 9 7 13 8 8
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 2 24 4 11 14 4 22 44 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 42 87 55 7 38 32 15 104 48 31
Median TT (Days) 99 136 68 11 63 128 114 122 51 63
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 81 87 55 8 51 32 15 104 50 44
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 117 230 + + + +
Virginia Number of Registrations 90 90 110 107 78 81 35 70 71 59
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 96 150 94 98 156 60 26 7 18 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 252 355 204 370 395 254 35 20 39 47
Median TT (Days) 676 967 931 + 792 697 120 49 213 264
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 510 650 722 + 694 507 60 33 104 167
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,067 + + + + + 243 86 645 +
Washington Number of Registrations 30 29 46 36 52 40 67 68 68 68
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 30 46 30 34 8 6 20 11 19 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 153 98 86 69 53 16 46 25 52 49
Median TT (Days) 301 253 145 148 134 45 129 80 99 185
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 179 125 95 108 91 30 80 60 78 122
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 519 2,050 218 187 229 117 309 170 212 361
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 66 62 69 54 75 54 62 57 49 41
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 31 151 77 174 192 294 46 34 9 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 143 199 291 364 411 519 167 131 35 42
Median TT (Days) 395 601 941 949 760 1,467 471 381 154 118
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 232 389 631 702 585 904 311 204 85 73
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 698 930 + + 2,052 + + + 656 +


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

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have been 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.



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