Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Previous Any Organ Tx and Peak PRA Year of Waiting List Registration
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Number of Registrations 16,534 17,890 18,322 19,057 20,182 20,981 22,257 22,340 23,488 24,493
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 87 91 98 106 107 115 115 107 104
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 256 261 285 294 323 315 339 348 338 359
Median TT (Days) 836 914 1,035 1,046 1,145 1,125 1,199 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 806 880 997 1,016 1,108 1,094 1,168 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 866 948 1,071 1,084 1,176 1,160 1,236 + + +
No, 0-9% Number of Registrations 9,431 10,340 10,784 11,575 12,235 12,346 13,244 13,300 14,119 14,979
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 73 77 83 91 93 110 106 101 104
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 193 200 218 228 250 260 297 287 290 320
Median TT (Days) 562 626 734 742 852 854 960 939 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 542 599 700 709 815 825 917 902 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 585 662 765 770 891 888 1,001 977 + +
No, 10-79% Number of Registrations 2,865 2,808 2,594 2,468 2,548 2,708 2,751 2,759 2,740 2,679
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 197 172 167 181 216 192 194 221 201 153
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 468 447 464 514 596 571 551 601 564 +
Median TT (Days) 1,162 1,329 1,402 1,553 1,625 1,586 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,102 1,247 1,293 1,467 1,509 1,473 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,253 1,474 1,511 1,683 1,740 1,705 + + + +
No, 80%+ Number of Registrations 740 836 857 870 1,002 996 1,064 993 997 910
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 373 262 374 375 383 287 303 310 215 168
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 952 878 1,115 903 965 822 953 863 590 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No, Unknown Number of Registrations 609 856 1,040 1,218 1,239 1,479 1,679 1,503 1,563 1,989
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 48 84 68 82 72 59 72 50 64
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 125 201 338 342 274 224 185 260 220 310
Median TT (Days) 572 1,460 1,934 1,470 1,395 1,102 1,149 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 472 1,139 1,543 1,178 1,190 903 921 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 886 1,694 + 2,009 1,640 1,325 1,288 + + +
Yes, 0-9% Number of Registrations 919 998 1,014 1,016 1,124 1,177 1,239 1,420 1,483 1,507
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 45 27 54 56 92 65 65 70 68
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 166 167 159 206 200 228 195 209 244 284
Median TT (Days) 575 668 643 818 851 907 724 832 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 495 606 548 726 691 755 627 700 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 650 783 769 990 984 1,058 875 982 + +
Yes, 10-79% Number of Registrations 972 995 988 900 922 989 917 1,061 1,126 1,051
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 141 176 169 175 204 203 202 233 199 164
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 444 498 581 501 558 554 630 652 541 +
Median TT (Days) 1,324 1,558 1,593 1,632 1,689 1,801 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,140 1,411 1,449 1,468 1,516 1,552 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,565 1,829 1,806 1,941 1,912 + + + + +
Yes, 80%+ Number of Registrations 840 898 844 799 914 1,033 1,026 1,025 1,063 960
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 651 428 407 513 390 406 459 423 283 262
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,634 1,150 1,124 1,240 1,318 1,098 1,146 1,048 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Unknown Number of Registrations 158 159 201 211 198 253 337 279 397 418
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 46 15 2 11 13 5 1 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 78 238 427 198 223 141 98 85 112 18
Median TT (Days) 654 1,579 2,031 + 1,633 1,254 + 850 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 407 962 1,497 + 828 640 + 463 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have 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.