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Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 2000 to 2009

New Heart-Lung Waiting List Registrations

Previous Any Organ Tx Year of Waiting List Registration
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Number of Registrations 116 106 88 69 78 59 77 50 53 64
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 237 112 48 77 44 50 17 18 20 40
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 534 409 224 284 100 142 89 72 86
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + 957 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 306 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No Number of Registrations 110 105 87 68 77 59 75 49 52 62
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 182 112 48 79 44 50 17 18 20 40
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 2,458 534 409 224 185 100 138 113 72 92
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes Number of Registrations 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 8 + + + 87 + 83
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 8 + + + 87 + 83
Median TT (Days) + + + 8 + + + 87 + 83
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 83
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.