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Table 12.2

Time to Transplant, 1998 to 2007

New Lung Waiting List Registrations

Waitlist Center State Year of Waiting List Registration
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Number of Registrations 2,084 1,990 1,974 2,032 1,887 1,953 1,999 1,562 1,774 1,957
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 121 139 110 86 80 87 45 18 9 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 369 450 360 284 250 240 184 54 31 35
Median TT (Days) 1,105 2,897 1,663 1,224 1,057 924 792 199 132 141
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 977 1,515 1,233 988 877 768 666 176 114 127
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,364 + + 1,983 1,296 1,157 965 228 151 157
AL: ALABAMA Number of Registrations 46 35 62 46 52 42 44 34 35 46
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 61 142 42 85 92 60 63 39 35 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 187 192 83 157 127 266 122 123 62 70
Median TT (Days) 433 283 284 475 385 1,028 957 223 236 283
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 356 228 126 270 309 394 324 144 179 124
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 626 356 466 + 531 + + 484 + +
AZ: ARIZONA Number of Registrations 5 4 6 9 7 9 10 9 26 41
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 633 257 76 11 24 23 4 51 8 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 633 257 123 89 25 57 73 162 29 14
Median TT (Days) 723 327 277 166 68 102 183 302 109 59
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 633 257 123 89 25 57 73 162 34 21
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 396 + 275 + + + 266
CA: CALIFORNIA Number of Registrations 225 199 192 230 200 214 247 232 231 259
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 145 93 126 68 59 76 25 9 9 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 512 537 532 349 219 176 87 43 29 45
Median TT (Days) 1,324 + + 969 1,019 557 308 119 136 132
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 996 + + 631 725 379 217 93 78 106
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 516 160 198 177
CO: COLORADO Number of Registrations 68 46 79 72 60 56 81 43 41 44
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 183 350 182 154 102 169 98 40 28 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 329 524 377 224 258 305 311 114 73 92
Median TT (Days) 958 2,641 1,410 600 841 + 1,440 809 253 296
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 524 1,251 756 400 425 + 527 363 171 151
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
FL: FLORIDA Number of Registrations 78 75 63 118 124 141 143 122 163 169
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 186 236 53 74 81 49 28 11 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 245 620 680 266 208 188 239 70 32 30
Median TT (Days) 1,047 + + 1,306 551 731 + 186 127 175
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 638 + + 806 351 466 + 130 85 103
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 434 162 327
GA: GEORGIA Number of Registrations 23 18 34 28 24 25 32 31 34 36
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 99 151 149 83 96 102 37 23 9 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 156 315 268 494 357 147 87 43 22 34
Median TT (Days) 244 645 + 874 685 241 + 84 57 137
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 163 383 + 688 495 160 + 58 28 54
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 1,185 + 119 189 +
IA: IOWA Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 20
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 41
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 20
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
IL: ILLINOIS Number of Registrations 110 74 35 31 54 64 60 42 51 65
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 309 240 120 125 59 80 85 34 38 17
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 602 518 247 218 133 228 207 70 81 72
Median TT (Days) + 1,269 1,406 759 585 654 606 242 205 157
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 702 436 309 278 468 310 190 132 123
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 356
IN: INDIANA Number of Registrations 40 41 54 71 59 88 74 29 37 54
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 169 454 301 428 243 461 197 16 8 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 548 698 582 601 561 624 428 49 15 62
Median TT (Days) 640 852 832 938 763 + + 153 204 250
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 623 755 785 753 642 + + 71 33 129
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 912 + + + + + + 270 + +
KY: KENTUCKY Number of Registrations 43 44 30 35 21 29 34 36 43 29
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 65 41 54 52 138 141 15 24 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 159 132 302 200 87 369 162 37 87 42
Median TT (Days) 268 322 456 524 539 815 415 152 685 208
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 199 179 351 336 180 520 259 82 488 60
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,374 + + + + + + 722 + +
LA: LOUISIANA Number of Registrations 19 24 26 10 24 26 12 12 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 8 21 22 4 10 25 14 2 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 18 28 36 12 34 65 31 46 + +
Median TT (Days) 32 66 72 28 48 131 68 117 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 18 44 59 12 36 71 45 46 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 105 94 103 51 103 193 + + + +
MA: MASSACHUSETTS Number of Registrations 81 83 69 92 80 87 70 39 33 45
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 330 197 330 189 406 490 256 74 24 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 786 731 985 635 762 865 509 207 81 70
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 539 217
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 254 128
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
MD: MARYLAND Number of Registrations 67 87 67 57 54 65 48 50 30 49
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 203 290 242 265 116 324 212 29 7 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 349 564 490 1,190 245 617 484 80 29 29
Median TT (Days) + + + + 1,168 + + 406 151 261
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 628 + + 242 53 44
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 610 +
MI: MICHIGAN Number of Registrations 59 63 55 48 46 52 47 31 57 50
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 279 406 216 82 64 125 81 64 19 26
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 545 588 344 198 229 256 217 85 48 54
Median TT (Days) 878 1,144 690 517 1,023 578 473 207 174 222
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 667 817 511 267 369 345 374 115 95 146
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,217 + 805 + 601 415 +
MN: MINNESOTA Number of Registrations 82 92 100 75 91 86 64 53 54 65
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 458 395 560 496 486 553 269 44 8 34
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 734 816 889 749 1,077 778 506 102 44 66
Median TT (Days) 1,000 1,249 + 1,223 + + + 243 126 346
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 900 950 + 966 + + + 173 76 178
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 385 293 +
MO: MISSOURI Number of Registrations 225 225 212 180 138 133 144 92 63 76
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 367 378 585 381 378 448 237 84 39 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 787 866 829 949 716 1,157 686 174 128 35
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 642 409 127
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 323 211 61
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 321
NC: NORTH CAROLINA Number of Registrations 126 133 117 143 90 93 107 67 76 66
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 118 134 51 77 78 99 37 5 4 3
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 389 388 164 162 209 203 78 12 7 6
Median TT (Days) 1,347 + 813 885 717 973 242 36 22 18
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 971 + 466 596 442 404 189 26 15 11
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 889 87 35 30
NE: NEBRASKA Number of Registrations 14 5 3 4 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 + + + + + + + + + +
NY: NEW YORK Number of Registrations 99 79 76 88 99 97 108 92 81 101
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 346 804 116 143 182 265 177 116 49 30
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 902 + 659 1,257 708 580 512 384 115 125
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 419 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 252 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 642 +
OH: OHIO Number of Registrations 73 67 83 75 66 63 90 76 131 124
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 101 28 60 19 17 33 10 7 10 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 250 95 110 58 51 56 25 14 35 50
Median TT (Days) 535 314 288 158 196 129 81 44 130 173
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 440 216 175 105 144 82 51 32 92 128
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 706 589 379 201 275 174 142 65 244 +
OK: OKLAHOMA Number of Registrations 18 13 21 8 19 15 28 15 10 18
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 357 351 331 8 4 26 14 12 12 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 422 784 756 99 90 51 40 34 21 33
Median TT (Days) + + + 234 232 189 115 62 63 113
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 126 159 87 66 43 21 34
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 379 + 203 + 102 +
OR: OREGON Number of Registrations 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 94 + 143 162 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 151 + 143 162 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + 143 162 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 143 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
PA: PENNSYLVANIA Number of Registrations 218 225 236 226 228 191 192 144 188 234
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 240 411 332 167 243 205 200 17 7 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 629 781 698 672 610 404 362 46 18 15
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 964 + 234 60 50
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 677 + 155 42 41
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 1,584 + 461 109 65
TN: TENNESSEE Number of Registrations 23 36 32 22 25 31 32 27 33 24
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 71 22 60 29 100 135 43 27 55
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 65 147 159 279 101 225 211 61 72 138
Median TT (Days) 290 + 635 498 190 340 563 222 155 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 130 + 182 407 167 263 285 144 89 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 965 519 + + 476 +
TX: TEXAS Number of Registrations 156 119 129 129 121 127 148 115 149 156
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 119 75 83 32 36 26 13 7 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 179 373 318 215 121 101 73 36 25 35
Median TT (Days) 549 911 927 971 463 412 315 141 95 111
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 417 688 636 698 222 210 261 106 68 80
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 803 + + + 891 1,080 756 256 160 166
UT: UTAH Number of Registrations 13 14 10 9 8 14 9 7 13 8
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 7 2 24 4 11 14 4 22 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 42 87 55 7 38 32 15 104 48
Median TT (Days) 134 99 136 68 11 63 128 114 122 51
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 98 81 87 55 8 51 32 15 104 50
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 117 230 + + +
VA: VIRGINIA Number of Registrations 81 90 90 110 107 78 81 35 70 71
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 144 96 150 94 98 156 60 26 7 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 352 252 355 204 370 395 254 35 20 39
Median TT (Days) 813 676 967 931 + 792 697 120 49 213
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 685 510 650 722 + 694 507 60 33 104
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,067 + + + + + 243 86 +
WA: WASHINGTON Number of Registrations 34 30 29 46 36 52 40 67 68 68
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 69 30 46 30 34 8 6 20 11 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 195 153 98 86 69 53 16 46 25 52
Median TT (Days) 337 301 253 145 148 134 45 129 80 99
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 240 179 125 95 108 91 30 80 60 78
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 941 519 2,050 218 187 229 117 309 170 +
WI: WISCONSIN Number of Registrations 50 66 62 69 54 75 54 62 57 49
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 29 31 151 77 174 192 294 46 34 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 157 143 199 291 364 411 519 167 131 35
Median TT (Days) 407 395 601 941 949 760 + 471 381 230
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 294 232 389 631 702 585 + 311 204 85
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 606 698 930 + + + + + + +


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

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