Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Previous Any Organ Tx and Peak PRA Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 19,051 20,173 21,001 22,284 22,337 23,485 24,414 27,122 29,131 31,495
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111 108 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 295 323 314 338 348 339 354 358 343 368
Median TT (Days) 1,055 1,153 1,127 1,203 1,180 1,144 1,152 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,026 1,117 1,096 1,170 1,144 1,115 1,121 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,098 1,183 1,163 1,239 1,215 1,179 1,187 + + +
No, 0-9% Number of Registrations 13,274 14,011 14,213 14,989 15,129 15,757 16,468 18,289 19,533 20,615
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 103 105 121 118 112 114 120 114 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 261 289 294 332 332 332 349 357 336 354
Median TT (Days) 881 976 981 1,093 1,055 1,058 1,050 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 837 943 940 1,049 1,020 1,022 1,010 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 923 1,016 1,017 1,131 1,099 1,101 1,086 + + +
No, 10-79% Number of Registrations 1,404 1,408 1,595 1,716 1,652 1,840 2,101 2,409 2,737 3,106
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 129 156 137 141 178 164 136 157 143 137
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 420 458 440 450 549 491 467 468 448 +
Median TT (Days) 1,520 1,860 1,515 1,559 1,853 1,619 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,350 1,594 1,335 1,340 1,623 1,445 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,707 2,148 1,782 1,733 + + + + + +
No, 80%+ Number of Registrations 332 385 414 507 455 541 630 707 862 1,037
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 214 207 160 148 205 127 135 146 162 142
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 669 698 584 729 789 538 625 676 598 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No, Unknown Number of Registrations 1,202 1,279 1,365 1,595 1,391 1,347 1,392 1,313 1,358 1,779
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 57 46 34 31 18 18 14 11 20
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 240 230 198 148 141 110 93 79 79 134
Median TT (Days) 1,143 1,218 929 742 691 442 478 428 534 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,032 1,008 789 633 569 379 412 363 413 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,360 1,478 1,140 930 835 529 574 532 + +
Yes, 0-9% Number of Registrations 1,586 1,740 1,854 1,911 2,100 2,178 1,966 2,300 2,333 2,378
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 121 137 128 125 119 121 118 116 107
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 420 427 381 352 394 442 398 389 337 394
Median TT (Days) 1,546 1,573 1,543 1,414 1,337 1,481 1,381 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,328 1,402 1,370 1,263 1,218 1,297 1,183 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,768 1,791 1,766 1,619 1,511 1,708 + + + +
Yes, 10-79% Number of Registrations 770 810 899 804 932 970 983 1,167 1,185 1,295
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 196 200 220 209 241 187 202 193 188 153
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 705 631 645 681 733 597 637 602 540 +
Median TT (Days) 3,260 2,517 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 2,459 1,983 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, 80%+ Number of Registrations 281 354 435 443 446 554 624 686 863 983
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 271 173 247 311 251 221 268 232 240 224
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 836 723 970 1,037 926 732 945 1,036 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Unknown Number of Registrations 202 186 226 319 232 298 250 251 260 302
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 31 14 4 3 8 8 4 7 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 198 223 141 92 103 112 81 62 83 122
Median TT (Days) 2,535 1,568 1,421 1,594 654 644 496 353 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,090 844 664 1,056 352 411 344 268 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 997 1,039 927 872 + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(+) = 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.