Table 6.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List Registrations

Residency Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 187 217 219 266 336 301 322 361 371 404
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 24 15 8 24 17 15 18 18 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 105 87 55 49 108 58 57 90 83 111
Median TT (Days) 498 298 190 290 751 300 363 376 358 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 319 195 139 220 450 194 259 293 252 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 700 449 279 475 + 552 544 612 733 +
U.S. Resident Number of Registrations 183 213 219 261 332 295 320 353 363 391
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 26 15 8 26 17 13 18 19 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 87 55 49 110 58 59 90 83 117
Median TT (Days) 498 298 190 284 751 300 363 376 356 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 319 195 139 195 467 194 259 293 249 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 710 450 279 434 + 532 544 561 733 +
Nonresident Alien Number of Registrations 1 2 0 4 4 5 1 5 5 7
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 1 + 1 1 7 27 1 1 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 1 + 1 1 21 27 36 9 20
Median TT (Days) 1 1 + + + 219 27 149 53 56
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 1 + + + 21 + 36 9 20
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 3 6
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 72 54 + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 72 54 + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 538 54 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 72 54 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.