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Table 15.3

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Heart 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 3,542 3,448 3,400 3,230 2,939 2,882 2,836 3,037 3,112 3,384
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 18 15 14 14 14 12 10 9 8 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 73 57 51 46 44 38 33 26 25 38
Median TT (Days) 359 327 264 230 209 166 131 111 114 168
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 314 290 232 207 181 153 120 101 104 152
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 411 368 300 259 233 185 149 124 127 188
Alabama Number of Registrations 47 55 55 36 30 34 39 58 34 42
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 45 38 27 45 23 49 7 14 10 68
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 80 63 150 93 71 116 14 93 50 190
Median TT (Days) 311 597 + 411 206 1,044 108 + 193 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 163 91 + 230 141 429 67 + 79 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,461 1,659 + + + + 690 + + +
Arkansas Number of Registrations 32 22 39 33 33 39 32 31 37 57
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 20 8 30 12 6 13 12 4 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 285 13 62 26 28 26 21 25 15
Median TT (Days) 131 + 91 + 110 59 82 52 69 56
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 95 + 45 + 33 39 48 24 50 37
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 449 + 301 168 157 144 442 110
Arizona Number of Registrations 63 40 41 27 53 45 49 71 80 57
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 75 37 92 37 64 20 8 6 9 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 359 96 177 168 217 73 25 30 25 36
Median TT (Days) 2,910 889 511 1,653 676 299 133 103 109 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 912 315 367 663 347 184 86 77 72 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 738 456 218 245 +
California Number of Registrations 396 382 384 418 344 323 315 343 371 370
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 16 11 9 9 8 8 5 5 6 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 63 39 41 34 22 24 12 13 13 18
Median TT (Days) 448 254 264 164 87 76 46 55 44 53
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 255 187 170 127 70 57 37 39 34 43
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 715 475 406 236 126 100 60 69 63 66
Colorado Number of Registrations 52 61 53 53 40 51 35 39 43 40
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 13 7 35 7 15 8 4 7 8 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 49 37 67 40 57 34 29 15 13 43
Median TT (Days) 160 197 271 154 122 112 120 64 43 95
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 79 122 157 90 80 94 50 35 37 70
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 467 597 + 713 355 158 604 258 88 153
Connecticut Number of Registrations 42 41 44 21 35 18 36 21 18 32
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 12 29 13 9 13 6 18 27 11 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 45 46 24 21 115 41 58 79 32 38
Median TT (Days) 278 2,854 174 211 767 195 148 432 72 117
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 167 145 81 49 388 57 85 108 39 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 357 +
District of Columbia Number of Registrations 15 16 9 17 9 20 9 18 17 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 20 4 146 42 10 6 19 182 137
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 143 110 175 255 90 23 7 122 458 +
Median TT (Days) 291 412 564 + + 127 22 306 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 161 190 175 + + 56 7 123 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Delaware Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 4 6
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 10 + 57 63
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 10 + 57 67
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 49 + 192 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 10 + 57 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Florida Number of Registrations 171 175 216 161 196 180 180 160 205 209
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 18 10 14 15 15 8 11 7 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 47 37 46 40 35 38 31 18 35
Median TT (Days) 215 247 201 173 156 119 121 78 60 120
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 126 166 125 109 126 85 92 58 47 93
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 383 401 394 286 261 252 187 126 94 206
Georgia Number of Registrations 67 74 55 43 68 75 65 79 71 53
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 13 14 5 20 7 15 17 6 8 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 54 20 31 58 34 60 26 24 22
Median TT (Days) 272 314 186 167 749 929 246 254 177 68
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 97 169 53 60 245 173 114 112 76 33
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,012 473 462 + + 1,062 + 458 +
Hawaii Number of Registrations 3 0 3 1 3 2 2 1 4 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 19 121 137 1 392 85 135 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 19 121 137 1 392 85 135 +
Median TT (Days) 67 + 121 121 + 1 392 85 195 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1 + 19 + + 1 392 + 135 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Iowa Number of Registrations 22 16 21 24 25 15 11 8 18 24
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 68 141 45 44 94 26 43 6 8 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 160 164 218 107 201 41 70 52 23 123
Median TT (Days) 438 443 + 468 + 358 + 214 93 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 247 331 + 143 + 84 + 182 53 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 266 +
Illinois Number of Registrations 73 91 96 93 96 82 95 122 116 126
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 8 10 9 7 12 8 10 6 7 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 27 22 54 29 26 21 21 16 14 29
Median TT (Days) 146 110 183 120 72 123 64 66 79 105
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 86 69 135 67 45 77 46 35 53 69
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 452 190 333 205 113 217 232 104 144 153
Indiana Number of Registrations 65 57 64 54 61 55 47 54 53 65
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 19 37 17 21 35 25 18 14 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 83 117 65 49 63 68 49 51 43 36
Median TT (Days) 333 483 197 236 154 211 184 217 320 169
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 267 266 116 125 95 175 81 128 104 82
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 725 + 532 718 473 543 427 458 + 225
Kansas Number of Registrations 11 8 4 4 8 11 8 14 8 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 52 + 16 5 16 67 17 7 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 128 64 + 16 25 38 229 63 23 46
Median TT (Days) 710 + + 282 151 312 349 187 439 240
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 408 + + 16 31 62 229 94 156 46
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Kentucky Number of Registrations 70 66 54 49 43 57 41 30 26 34
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 31 18 38 10 17 21 9 8 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 216 189 119 112 48 153 88 63 20 34
Median TT (Days) 896 + 340 292 394 568 555 648 + 277
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 323 + 254 182 179 334 173 168 + 96
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Louisiana Number of Registrations 127 91 71 102 64 52 32 29 35 39
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 70 44 13 9 9 25 37 20 8 20
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 388 333 41 40 31 91 99 68 16 57
Median TT (Days) + + 746 774 781 + 315 224 143 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 220 159 187 + 118 153 40 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Massachusetts Number of Registrations 88 84 118 91 83 100 80 87 105 135
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 16 8 18 22 34 19 29 14 18 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 39 45 64 58 94 52 119 49 64 50
Median TT (Days) 154 247 355 386 875 228 416 253 221 196
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 80 138 229 214 281 149 267 142 135 118
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 201 755 1,172 1,405 + 423 + 361 341 347
Maryland Number of Registrations 55 48 55 60 43 42 63 78 66 76
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 75 80 41 47 66 63 105 21 5 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 322 178 422 211 191 140 191 74 20 51
Median TT (Days) + 879 1,827 1,293 + 1,099 + 365 78 401
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 536 659 664 + 283 + 140 48 187
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 705 362 +
Michigan Number of Registrations 94 113 97 103 86 66 67 85 80 91
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 20 12 10 22 13 12 14 17 20 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 70 51 45 83 76 63 54 46 70 102
Median TT (Days) 692 235 218 689 338 290 182 191 294 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 200 128 113 309 167 160 120 106 208 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 422 430 + 687 700 352 337 + +
Minnesota Number of Registrations 103 77 80 105 76 103 102 94 100 94
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 41 38 47 32 18 40 34 32 37
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 224 191 174 168 88 72 94 103 133 127
Median TT (Days) 1,254 780 539 612 400 177 339 282 444 368
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 691 322 351 386 189 116 214 216 237 236
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 1,186 + 538 296 547 597 728 +
Missouri Number of Registrations 120 104 92 103 70 71 90 125 107 146
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 17 7 16 15 18 19 8 9 5 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 48 37 47 43 41 56 24 25 21 37
Median TT (Days) 297 146 176 169 151 136 141 68 107 116
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 147 91 111 97 83 91 82 43 69 92
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 370 1,157 367 310 242 198 157 203 287
Mississippi Number of Registrations 15 11 12 11 15 11 13 10 12 15
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 43 26 52 37 12 85 13 17 7 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 38 111 49 41 94 49 72 19 57
Median TT (Days) 231 127 234 203 211 107 297 185 203 79
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 92 40 153 76 64 97 49 72 105 65
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 377 463 + + + + + + +
North Carolina Number of Registrations 119 126 141 127 106 93 100 110 112 134
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 8 10 8 16 6 7 11 6 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 58 50 28 27 34 17 27 24 19 25
Median TT (Days) 196 196 86 85 120 52 79 87 64 82
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 150 89 69 58 80 32 64 61 48 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 383 300 126 165 172 162 126 148 145 180
Nebraska Number of Registrations 18 12 9 9 10 6 14 21 20 8
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 81 1 35 5 56 + 30 8 4 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 259 461 111 365 372 + 46 20 15 8
Median TT (Days) 1,209 787 299 + + + 192 48 79 26
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 275 461 111 + + + 94 25 35 21
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 84 329 +
New Jersey Number of Registrations 62 38 48 57 63 58 52 51 54 74
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 8 22 7 7 4 3 3 5 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 30 51 20 36 11 8 13 7 17
Median TT (Days) 200 104 127 87 207 68 47 42 16 97
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 105 38 109 53 75 20 14 28 11 44
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 340 736 379 171 773 148 74 88 42 230
New Mexico Number of Registrations 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 158 572 2 + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 365 572 2 + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 385 + 2 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 365 + 2 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 200 241 275 281 223 222 217 209 220 235
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 20 15 15 17 11 13 12 10 12 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 41 38 37 36 40 44 34 55 78
Median TT (Days) 358 166 313 181 264 230 148 139 163 266
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 224 114 163 106 133 136 111 97 107 194
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 762 391 706 324 499 342 193 198 273 432
Ohio Number of Registrations 270 232 141 150 133 128 142 132 138 133
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 14 11 14 8 8 9 8 4 4 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 65 68 33 36 27 31 20 11 13 22
Median TT (Days) 349 346 194 171 100 129 85 46 82 161
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 191 232 111 129 57 82 47 29 35 96
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,093 891 358 311 160 253 123 66 146 +
Oklahoma Number of Registrations 62 53 41 45 27 32 37 22 25 33
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 18 14 18 41 48 8 20 10 7 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 29 54 128 105 16 99 31 60 176
Median TT (Days) 629 367 509 + + 53 170 356 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 212 127 138 + + 24 107 37 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 207 532 + + +
Oregon Number of Registrations 34 39 32 26 22 13 23 28 19 25
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 22 15 7 8 5 8 3 7 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 36 38 27 21 8 13 8 12 34
Median TT (Days) 61 97 82 122 43 35 32 32 32 61
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 46 68 62 59 28 8 24 12 15 38
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 188 162 139 224 376 133 88 48 167 115
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 324 347 303 276 215 225 203 266 266 254
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 14 17 19 15 16 11 8 10 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 76 68 82 54 49 42 37 22 25 38
Median TT (Days) 348 423 468 262 152 180 124 82 91 154
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 257 298 285 182 116 123 83 60 73 109
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 484 603 1,286 430 231 241 157 110 128 236
Puerto Rico Number of Registrations 7 16 15 13 18 17 15 14 15 11
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 11 10 31 3 6 3 47 2 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 41 18 22 141 20 13 11 60 2 44
Median TT (Days) 60 57 67 259 47 158 95 135 8 61
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 41 24 28 141 21 15 15 83 3 54
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 112 + + 312 + 235 263 + 159
South Carolina Number of Registrations 26 25 34 25 28 33 27 35 18 30
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 4 12 3 6 7 5 4 15 3 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 39 24 14 23 36 17 15 39 19 13
Median TT (Days) 118 41 45 59 233 55 43 111 98 73
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 81 27 20 36 73 26 20 60 22 17
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 290 69 80 226 + 194 204 313 + 254
Tennessee Number of Registrations 104 110 88 79 88 78 76 57 81 85
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 17 44 12 17 19 6 10 8 9 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 176 49 47 75 28 52 26 41 61
Median TT (Days) 463 560 320 155 195 154 311 245 250 223
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 215 391 147 105 110 90 93 76 155 140
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,254 + + 311 695 515 945 790 + 357
Texas Number of Registrations 247 275 289 247 285 259 254 272 262 339
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 16 16 25 21 18 13 17 12 11 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 61 60 57 49 44 41 44 49 56
Median TT (Days) 166 207 196 209 239 237 184 174 155 379
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 125 148 139 162 160 153 106 122 118 249
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 242 364 321 327 419 339 276 234 206 +
Utah Number of Registrations 44 35 49 43 38 44 45 44 47 54
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 8 14 6 8 24 13 8 7 26
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 91 86 14 38 57 37 26 30 64
Median TT (Days) 430 393 217 78 255 171 124 78 97 371
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 206 235 136 40 94 109 64 33 55 106
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,372 + 414 230 460 265 217 230 263 +
Virginia Number of Registrations 112 114 98 87 81 83 76 74 88 93
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 30 47 19 23 46 20 14 30 14 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 115 216 92 72 123 121 69 55 59 58
Median TT (Days) 1,130 + 394 359 534 532 221 171 156 252
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 435 + 218 184 328 302 178 76 115 123
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 702 1,243 + + 771 797 326 +
Washington Number of Registrations 59 57 56 57 44 48 54 55 48 61
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 12 31 18 16 9 7 13 31 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 92 59 142 43 33 50 30 31 70 69
Median TT (Days) 284 397 349 232 222 113 127 236 161 138
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 194 147 192 100 122 79 47 74 113 105
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 576 1,527 574 400 503 156 + + 268 286
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 117 93 116 99 75 90 87 88 89 78
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 24 16 38 26 24 21 13 17 61
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 118 106 155 105 73 61 29 95 179
Median TT (Days) 378 374 322 392 375 313 238 136 377 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 237 249 172 280 245 196 122 87 209 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 792 + 602 892 + 464 + 232 + +


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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