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Table 12.2

Time to Transplant, 2000 to 2009

New Lung Waiting List Registrations

Waitlist Center State Year of Waiting List Registration
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Number of Registrations 1,974 2,032 1,887 1,953 2,000 1,564 1,776 1,959 2,005 2,280
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 110 86 80 87 45 18 9 11 11 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 358 284 250 240 184 54 31 35 35 33
Median TT (Days) 1,639 1,223 1,057 924 792 200 134 142 148 136
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,217 980 877 768 666 176 114 127 132 119
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,983 1,296 1,157 965 228 151 157 167 151
Alabama Number of Registrations 62 46 52 42 44 34 35 46 34 32
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 42 85 92 60 63 39 35 13 33 75
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 83 157 127 266 122 123 62 70 54 170
Median TT (Days) 284 475 385 1,028 957 223 236 276 286 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 126 270 309 394 324 144 179 124 97 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 466 + 531 + + 484 + + + +
Arizona Number of Registrations 6 9 7 9 10 9 26 41 47 47
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 76 11 24 23 4 51 8 6 13 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 123 89 25 57 73 162 29 14 56 26
Median TT (Days) 277 166 68 102 183 302 109 59 193 330
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 123 89 25 57 73 162 34 21 114 135
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 396 + 275 + + 703 166 349 +
California Number of Registrations 192 230 200 214 247 233 231 259 252 244
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 68 59 76 25 9 9 13 11 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 532 349 219 176 87 43 29 45 32 41
Median TT (Days) + 969 1,019 557 308 120 136 132 129 158
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 631 725 379 217 93 78 106 94 110
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 2,186 516 164 198 177 163 221
Colorado Number of Registrations 79 72 60 56 81 43 41 44 32 33
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 182 154 102 169 98 40 28 22 22 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 377 224 258 305 311 114 73 92 75 56
Median TT (Days) 1,410 600 841 + 1,440 809 253 184 362 290
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 756 400 425 + 527 363 171 151 146 113
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 715 716 + +
Florida Number of Registrations 63 118 124 141 143 122 163 169 172 193
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 236 53 74 81 49 28 11 13 12 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 680 266 208 188 239 70 32 30 38 54
Median TT (Days) + 1,306 551 731 + 186 127 175 181 216
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 806 351 466 + 130 85 103 115 138
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 2,088 + + 434 162 315 377 345
Georgia Number of Registrations 34 28 24 25 32 31 34 36 37 49
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 149 83 96 102 37 23 9 12 11 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 268 494 357 147 87 43 22 34 31 60
Median TT (Days) + 874 685 241 + 84 57 137 86 115
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 688 495 160 + 58 28 54 45 76
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,185 + 119 189 342 237 236
Iowa Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 23
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + 14 37 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + 20 72 38
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 41 122 115
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 20 72 48
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 286 280 330
Illinois Number of Registrations 35 31 54 64 60 42 51 65 87 86
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 125 59 80 85 34 38 17 19 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 247 218 133 228 207 70 81 72 68 63
Median TT (Days) 1,406 759 585 654 606 242 205 157 217 253
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 436 309 278 468 310 190 132 123 140 151
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,464 1,245 634 356 316 407
Indiana Number of Registrations 54 71 59 88 75 29 37 54 57 37
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 301 428 243 461 197 16 8 7 45 63
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 582 601 561 624 428 49 15 62 143 156
Median TT (Days) 832 938 763 + + 153 204 250 323 561
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 785 753 642 + + 71 33 129 235 299
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 270 + 653 730 +
Kentucky Number of Registrations 30 35 21 29 34 36 43 29 34 32
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 41 54 52 138 141 15 24 19 11 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 302 200 87 369 162 37 87 42 18 103
Median TT (Days) 456 524 539 815 415 152 616 200 191 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 351 336 180 520 259 82 488 60 25 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 722 906 329 + +
Louisiana Number of Registrations 26 10 24 26 12 12 0 0 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 4 10 25 14 2 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 36 12 34 65 31 46 + + + +
Median TT (Days) 72 28 48 131 68 117 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 59 12 36 71 45 46 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 103 51 103 193 + + + + + +
Massachusetts Number of Registrations 69 92 80 87 70 39 33 45 56 67
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 330 189 406 490 256 74 24 10 9 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 985 635 762 865 509 207 81 70 90 49
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 1,247 539 357 240 238
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 839 254 128 133 137
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 598 351 342
Maryland Number of Registrations 67 57 54 65 47 51 30 49 55 62
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 242 265 116 324 212 30 7 9 16 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 490 1,190 245 617 484 80 29 29 56 15
Median TT (Days) + + 1,168 + + 406 151 261 213 72
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 628 + + 242 53 44 113 48
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 610 + + 174
Michigan Number of Registrations 55 48 46 52 47 31 57 50 57 58
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 216 82 64 125 81 64 19 26 19 24
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 344 198 229 256 217 85 48 54 95 43
Median TT (Days) 690 517 1,023 578 473 207 174 243 280 239
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 511 267 369 345 374 115 95 155 154 124
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,217 + 805 + 601 415 663 429 +
Minnesota Number of Registrations 100 75 91 86 64 53 54 65 62 36
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 560 496 486 553 269 44 8 34 29 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 889 749 1,077 778 506 102 44 66 69 59
Median TT (Days) + 1,223 + + + 243 126 320 585 217
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 966 + + + 173 76 178 234 92
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 385 293 671 + +
Missouri Number of Registrations 212 180 138 133 145 92 64 76 75 120
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 585 381 378 448 237 84 39 11 5 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 818 949 716 1,157 686 174 128 35 23 27
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 642 438 127 76 87
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 323 249 61 58 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 255 169 142
North Carolina Number of Registrations 117 143 90 93 107 67 76 66 94 111
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 51 77 78 99 37 5 4 3 4 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 164 162 209 203 78 12 7 6 9 8
Median TT (Days) 812 811 717 973 242 36 22 18 20 19
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 466 514 442 404 189 26 15 11 13 15
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 889 87 35 30 33 26
Nebraska Number of Registrations 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 173 + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 173 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New Jersey Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 14 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 27 7
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 42 50
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 27 7
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 76 88 99 97 108 92 81 101 63 68
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 116 143 182 265 177 116 49 30 29 20
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 659 1,257 708 580 512 384 115 125 75 54
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 419 512 359 179
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 252 312 167 111
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 642 + + 320
Ohio Number of Registrations 83 75 66 63 90 76 131 124 100 231
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 19 17 33 10 7 10 13 19 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 110 58 51 56 25 14 35 50 46 17
Median TT (Days) 288 158 196 129 81 44 130 181 208 89
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 175 105 144 82 51 32 92 128 111 44
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 379 201 275 174 142 65 244 325 341 136
Oklahoma Number of Registrations 21 8 19 15 28 15 10 18 12 17
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 331 8 4 26 14 12 12 9 7 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 756 99 90 51 40 34 21 33 29 35
Median TT (Days) + 234 232 189 115 62 63 113 46 84
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 126 159 87 66 43 21 34 29 38
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 379 + 203 + 102 386 303 +
Oregon Number of Registrations 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 143 162 + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 143 162 + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 143 162 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 143 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 236 226 228 191 192 144 189 235 281 282
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 332 167 243 205 200 17 7 6 7 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 690 672 610 404 362 46 18 15 24 27
Median TT (Days) + + + 964 + 234 60 50 97 99
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 677 + 155 43 41 60 74
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,584 + 461 109 65 138 144
Tennessee Number of Registrations 32 22 25 31 32 27 33 25 21 39
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 60 29 100 135 43 27 55 60 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 159 279 101 225 211 61 72 145 197 57
Median TT (Days) 635 498 190 340 563 222 155 673 478 289
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 182 407 167 263 285 144 89 206 223 233
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 965 519 + + 476 + 654 +
Texas Number of Registrations 129 129 121 127 148 115 149 156 182 227
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 75 83 32 36 26 13 7 12 13 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 318 215 121 101 73 36 25 35 34 31
Median TT (Days) 927 971 463 412 315 141 95 111 107 115
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 636 698 222 210 261 106 68 80 72 82
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 891 1,080 756 256 160 163 153 186
Utah Number of Registrations 10 9 8 14 9 7 13 8 8 7
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 24 4 11 14 4 22 44 13 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 55 7 38 32 15 104 48 31 15
Median TT (Days) 136 68 11 63 128 114 122 51 63 59
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 87 55 8 51 32 15 104 50 44 15
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 117 230 + + + + +
Virginia Number of Registrations 90 110 107 78 81 35 70 71 59 55
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 150 94 98 156 60 26 7 18 11 24
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 355 204 370 395 254 35 20 39 47 60
Median TT (Days) 967 931 + 792 697 120 49 213 264 116
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 650 722 + 694 507 60 33 104 167 99
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 244 86 645 405 259
Washington Number of Registrations 29 46 36 52 40 67 68 68 68 64
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 46 30 34 8 6 20 11 19 14 31
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 86 69 53 16 46 25 52 49 98
Median TT (Days) 253 145 148 134 45 129 80 99 179 283
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 125 95 108 91 30 80 60 78 122 230
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,050 218 187 229 117 309 170 212 294 489
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 62 69 54 75 54 62 57 49 41 50
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 151 77 174 192 294 46 34 9 25 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 199 291 364 411 519 167 131 35 42 34
Median TT (Days) 601 941 949 760 1,467 471 381 154 118 99
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 389 631 702 585 904 311 204 85 73 57
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 930 + + 2,052 + + 1,096 656 351 285


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

(+) = 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.