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Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Heart-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 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 + + + + + + + + + +
Alabama Number of Registrations 3 3 2 1 2 4 1 8 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 373 254 65 + 294 126 + 283 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 373 254 65 + 294 126 + + + +
Median TT (Days) 373 1,009 65 + 294 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 254 65 + 294 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Arizona Number of Registrations 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 403 25 67 + 121 103 + + 39 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 403 25 67 + 121 103 + + 39 +
Median TT (Days) 403 180 746 + 121 103 + + 39 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 25 67 + 121 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
California Number of Registrations 22 9 9 7 12 11 17 12 14 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 399 104 105 3 79 35 20 9 13 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 638 354 112 42 138 74 87 33 32 33
Median TT (Days) + + + 2,038 237 + 1,316 226 144 122
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 42 153 + 112 66 50 46
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Colorado Number of Registrations 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1,934 + 63 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1,934 + 63 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + 1,934 + 63 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Florida Number of Registrations 6 9 7 14 7 14 6 6 4 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 23 51 + 196 57 68 50 280 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 296 + 645 + 99 50 280 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 120 + 536 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 99 + 280 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Georgia Number of Registrations 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
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 + + + + + + + + + +
Illinois Number of Registrations 1 0 3 6 5 0 0 1 2 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 462 5 94 + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 462 851 402 + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + 481 + 648 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 462 + 402 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Kentucky Number of Registrations 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 + + + + + + + + + +
Maryland Number of Registrations 6 6 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 109 1 + + 77 + 394 750 + 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 488 2,458 + + 77 + 394 750 + 6
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 750 + 26
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 750 + 6
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Michigan Number of Registrations 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
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 + + + + + + + + + +
Minnesota Number of Registrations 11 11 10 10 6 7 2 1 1 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 979 378 464 12 431 + + + + 68
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 629 + + + + + + 162
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Missouri Number of Registrations 4 14 10 4 2 6 4 9 2 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 2,712 68 + 65 7 92 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 65 + 92 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + 65 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 65 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
North Carolina Number of Registrations 13 11 14 10 3 4 2 1 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 439 13 855 104 8 334 19 260 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 622 372 1,208 256 8 334 19 260 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 19 260 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 19 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 8 6 3 0 2 0 1 3 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 343 238 + 69 + + 68 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 116 + 238 + 69 + + 68 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + 69 + + 79 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 69 + + 68 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Ohio Number of Registrations 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 8 8 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 413 + 456 229 24 2 13 3 18 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 413 + 456 229 24 2 13 6 64 +
Median TT (Days) 413 + 456 414 24 2 51 17 113 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 413 + + 229 + + 13 11 87 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Oregon Number of Registrations 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 222 + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 222 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 222 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 23 26 27 16 13 21 6 15 9 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 14 1,135 137 48 208 52 50 43 4 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 62 + 534 184 361 101 240 77 306 55
Median TT (Days) 591 + + + 1,258 897 + + + 184
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 140 + + + 361 184 + + + 164
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Tennessee Number of Registrations 3 4 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 117 + + + 39 54 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 117 + + + 39 281 + + +
Median TT (Days) 201 427 + + + 39 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 126 117 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Texas Number of Registrations 1 2 2 5 4 3 4 7 5 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 278 237 + 18 254 85 7 5 55 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 278 237 + 74 254 85 7 149 433 +
Median TT (Days) 278 237 + 211 293 + 179 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 237 + 74 254 + 7 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Utah Number of Registrations 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 137 + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 137 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 137 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Virginia Number of Registrations 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
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 + + + + + + + + + +
Washington Number of Registrations 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 104 + + + + + 11 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 104 + + + + + 11 +
Median TT (Days) + + 104 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 0 2 9 6 3 2 2 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 3 9 27 + 883 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 38 27 + 883 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + 135 225 + 883 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 38 27 + 883 + + +
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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