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Table 12.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 1998 to 2007

Primary Diagnosis Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 778 874 1,029 1,254 1,421 1,482 1,654 2,059 1,791 1,212
Emphysema/COPD 223 229 287 352 363 380 385 501 428 272
Cystic Fibrosis 98 110 126 160 190 184 197 296 263 185
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 85 106 121 154 201 198 259 338 289 205
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency 46 48 52 70 69 85 101 105 91 62
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension 137 164 190 215 261 263 301 321 274 164
Retransplant/Graft Failure 25 26 35 39 34 39 30 38 35 27
Congenital Disease 43 45 41 41 48 55 60 58 50 30
Other 85 107 140 186 212 230 259 310 267 205
Unknown 36 39 37 37 43 48 62 92 94 62
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Emphysema/COPD 28.7% 26.2% 27.9% 28.1% 25.5% 25.6% 23.3% 24.3% 23.9% 22.4%
Cystic Fibrosis 12.6% 12.6% 12.2% 12.8% 13.4% 12.4% 11.9% 14.4% 14.7% 15.3%
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 10.9% 12.1% 11.8% 12.3% 14.1% 13.4% 15.7% 16.4% 16.1% 16.9%
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency 5.9% 5.5% 5.1% 5.6% 4.9% 5.7% 6.1% 5.1% 5.1% 5.1%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension 17.6% 18.8% 18.5% 17.1% 18.4% 17.7% 18.2% 15.6% 15.3% 13.5%
Retransplant/Graft Failure 3.2% 3.0% 3.4% 3.1% 2.4% 2.6% 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.2%
Congenital Disease 5.5% 5.1% 4.0% 3.3% 3.4% 3.7% 3.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.5%
Other 10.9% 12.2% 13.6% 14.8% 14.9% 15.5% 15.7% 15.1% 14.9% 16.9%
Unknown 4.6% 4.5% 3.6% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.7% 4.5% 5.2% 5.1%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(%) = 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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