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Table 12.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Lung Diagnosis Group Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 1,024 1,249 1,416 1,477 1,649 2,054 1,785 1,203 913 645
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 416 512 542 587 624 758 642 423 346 234
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 227 249 309 317 375 402 345 209 147 109
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 122 153 185 185 197 295 257 178 136 90
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 212 282 337 355 434 577 504 359 245 185
Group E: Age Less Than 12 27 37 32 25 16 19 31 29 34 26
Other Diagnosis 20 16 11 8 3 3 6 5 5 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Group A: Obstructive Lung Disease 40.6% 41.0% 38.3% 39.7% 37.8% 36.9% 36.0% 35.2% 37.9% 36.3%
Group B: Pulmonary Vascular Disease 22.2% 19.9% 21.8% 21.5% 22.7% 19.6% 19.3% 17.4% 16.1% 16.9%
Group C: Cystic Fibrosis or Immunodef. Disorders 11.9% 12.2% 13.1% 12.5% 11.9% 14.4% 14.4% 14.8% 14.9% 14.0%
Group D: Restrictive Lung Disease 20.7% 22.6% 23.8% 24.0% 26.3% 28.1% 28.2% 29.8% 26.8% 28.7%
Group E: Age Less Than 12 2.6% 3.0% 2.3% 1.7% 1.0% 0.9% 1.7% 2.4% 3.7% 4.0%
Other Diagnosis 2.0% 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as inactive status at end of year.