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Table 13.1c

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

All Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Time Waiting Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 201 207 195 187 169 134 133 105 91 78
0-30 Days 4 6 4 10 5 - 5 3 4 1
31-60 Days 7 5 7 4 3 1 3 3 1 4
61 Days-< 3 Mos 5 5 2 4 2 2 4 2 3 4
3-<6 Mos 35 11 8 13 7 8 8 5 5 8
6-<12 Mos 29 39 23 18 22 8 17 6 10 3
1-<2 Years 27 50 34 32 24 22 9 20 10 7
2 Years+ 93 91 117 106 104 93 86 66 58 51
Unknown 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 2.0% 2.9% 2.1% 5.3% 3.0% - 3.8% 2.9% 4.4% 1.3%
31-60 Days 3.5% 2.4% 3.6% 2.1% 1.8% 0.7% 2.3% 2.9% 1.1% 5.1%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 2.5% 2.4% 1.0% 2.1% 1.2% 1.5% 3.0% 1.9% 3.3% 5.1%
3-<6 Mos 17.4% 5.3% 4.1% 7.0% 4.1% 6.0% 6.0% 4.8% 5.5% 10.3%
6-<12 Mos 14.4% 18.8% 11.8% 9.6% 13.0% 6.0% 12.8% 5.7% 11.0% 3.8%
1-<2 Years 13.4% 24.2% 17.4% 17.1% 14.2% 16.4% 6.8% 19.0% 11.0% 9.0%
2 Years+ 46.3% 44.0% 60.0% 56.7% 61.5% 69.4% 64.7% 62.9% 63.7% 65.4%
Unknown 0.5% - - - 1.2% - 0.8% - - -


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Collection of both a heart and a lung diagnosis began in 2005. Please see Technical Notes for further details.