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Table 13.2

Time to Transplant, 2000 to 2009

New Heart-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 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 + + + + + + + + + +
Alabama Number of Registrations 3 2 1 2 4 1 8 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 254 65 + 294 126 + 283 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 254 65 + 294 126 + 1,230 + + +
Median TT (Days) 1,009 65 + 294 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 254 65 + 294 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Arizona Number of Registrations 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 67 + 121 103 + + 39 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 67 + 121 103 + + 39 + +
Median TT (Days) 180 746 + 121 103 + + 39 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 25 67 + 121 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
California Number of Registrations 9 9 7 12 11 17 12 14 16 12
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 104 105 3 79 35 20 9 13 8 57
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 354 112 42 138 74 87 33 32 33 62
Median TT (Days) + + 2,038 237 2,285 1,316 226 144 122 117
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 42 153 185 112 66 50 46 69
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Colorado Number of Registrations 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,934 + 63 + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,934 + 63 + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 1,934 + 63 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Florida Number of Registrations 9 7 14 7 14 6 6 4 2 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 51 + 196 57 68 50 280 + 142
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 296 + 645 + 99 50 280 + 142
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 120 + 536 + 282
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 99 + 280 + 142
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Georgia Number of Registrations 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Illinois Number of Registrations 0 3 6 5 0 0 1 2 2 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 462 5 94 + + + + 271 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 462 851 402 + + + + 271 +
Median TT (Days) + 481 + 648 + + + + 271 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 462 + 402 + + + + 271 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Maryland Number of Registrations 6 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 4 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + + 77 + 394 750 + 6 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 2,458 + + 77 + 394 750 + 6 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 750 + 26 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 750 + 6 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Michigan Number of Registrations 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Minnesota Number of Registrations 11 10 10 6 7 2 1 1 5 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 378 464 12 431 + + + + 68 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 629 + + + + + + 162 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Missouri Number of Registrations 14 10 4 2 6 4 9 2 0 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2,712 68 + 65 7 92 + + + 277
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 65 + 92 + + + 277
Median TT (Days) + + + 65 + + + + + 277
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 65 + + + + + 277
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
North Carolina Number of Registrations 11 14 10 3 4 2 1 0 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 13 855 104 8 334 19 260 + + 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 372 1,208 256 8 334 19 260 + + 7
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 19 260 + + 7
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 19 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 6 3 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 343 238 + 69 + + 68 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 238 + 69 + + 68 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + 69 + + 79 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 69 + + 68 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Ohio Number of Registrations 2 1 3 1 1 4 8 8 0 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 456 229 24 2 13 3 18 + 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 456 229 24 2 13 6 64 + 86
Median TT (Days) + 456 414 24 2 51 17 113 + 146
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 229 + + 13 11 87 + 86
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 26 27 16 13 21 6 15 9 16 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,135 137 48 132 52 50 43 4 4 40
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 534 184 255 101 240 77 306 55 +
Median TT (Days) + + + 741 897 + + + 184 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 255 184 + + + 164 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Tennessee Number of Registrations 4 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 117 + + + 39 54 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 117 + + + 39 281 + + + +
Median TT (Days) 427 + + + 39 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 117 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Texas Number of Registrations 2 2 5 4 3 4 7 5 4 19
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 237 + 18 254 85 7 4 55 + 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 237 + 74 254 85 7 149 433 + 75
Median TT (Days) 237 + 211 293 + 179 + + + 155
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 237 + 74 254 + 7 + + + 76
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Virginia Number of Registrations 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Washington Number of Registrations 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 104 + + + + + 11 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 104 + + + + + 11 + +
Median TT (Days) + 104 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 2 9 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 3 9 27 + 883 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 38 27 + 883 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + 135 225 + 883 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 38 27 + 883 + + + +
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.