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Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Number of Registrations 109 116 106 88 69 78 59 77 50 53
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 109 237 112 48 77 44 50 17 18 20
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 402 + 534 409 225 284 100 142 89 72
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 1 3 7 2 0 2 2 3 2 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 211 391 + 9 + 725 + 6 18 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 211 391 + 9 + 725 + 6 18 +
Median TT (Days) 211 + + 9 + 725 + 11 18 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 9 + 725 + 6 18 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 7 9 5 3 1 3 2 3 4 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 + 534 + + 27 68 + 306 20
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 49 + + + + 27 68 + 306 20
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 52 68 + + 20
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 27 68 + + 20
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-11 Years Number of Registrations 8 5 5 6 4 1 3 2 4 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 1,086 128 + 65 + 420 + 87 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 15 1,086 + + 65 + 420 + 87 +
Median TT (Days) 386 + + + 275 + 1,316 + 89 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 129 + + + 65 + 420 + 87 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
12-17 Years Number of Registrations 8 12 14 9 10 4 7 5 0 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 237 59 42 8 + 19 111 + 33
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 201 + 68 267 208 + 54 149 + 46
Median TT (Days) + + 495 + 361 + 179 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 68 + 208 + 54 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 31 29 20 23 27 17 19 25 16 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 201 23 210 74 132 34 13 142 11 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 490 343 464 229 255 313 51 + 39 26
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 749 + 373 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 100 + 64 26
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 43 45 43 28 17 33 17 23 13 25
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 372 238 38 69 68 82 5 13 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 503 + 746 414 196 334 120 50 55 164
Median TT (Days) + + + + 645 + 883 283 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 224 + 187 66 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 11 13 12 17 10 18 9 16 11 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 112 + 137 21 27 71 50 43 190 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 373 + 481 2,038 225 185 + 77 212 165
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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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