Table 7.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 141 179 309 523 613 596 593 623 517 473
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 14 24 29 51 37 47 33 36 47
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 49 54 67 92 139 124 142 138 164 196
Median TT (Days) 219 218 219 463 551 594 500 562 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 161 154 192 368 462 456 416 443 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 361 335 298 617 656 732 634 798 + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 171 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 171 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 171 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 24 42 78 102 138 121 117 145 87 88
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 15 21 50 54 45 97 51 49 69
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 82 74 77 182 124 179 157 205 229
Median TT (Days) 282 390 211 463 576 651 449 615 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 100 160 168 287 436 480 279 432 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,139 374 1,076 1,893 1,470 566 + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 108 118 195 338 389 383 382 368 328 285
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 17 27 29 43 37 49 32 29 34
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 56 65 97 128 153 130 136 149 187
Median TT (Days) 218 218 219 433 484 602 461 486 636 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 145 153 141 336 406 439 366 411 512 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 366 312 298 613 597 753 634 773 + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 9 19 36 83 85 92 90 109 101 98
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 11 12 11 68 33 26 31 36 59
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 150 20 56 80 199 84 76 131 171 199
Median TT (Days) 359 76 293 579 + 411 1,044 987 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 150 33 197 163 + 226 579 414 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 541 + + + + + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 71
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 71
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 71
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 71
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.