Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Kidney-Pancreas 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 1,412 1,535 1,805 2,007 1,788 1,743 1,645 1,729 1,785 1,671
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 55 48 64 68 65 63 62 48 48 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 154 147 176 224 179 180 177 149 134 132
Median TT (Days) 380 404 448 543 492 471 453 428 451 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 355 380 420 507 456 430 409 396 411 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 412 440 480 588 539 509 512 480 481 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 811 + + + 12 10 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 811 + + + 12 10 1
Median TT (Days) + + + 811 + + + 12 10 31
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 1 + 168 + + + + 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 95 + 168 + + + + 25
Median TT (Days) 1 + + + 168 + + + + 84
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 25
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + + + + + 1 + 159 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + + + + + 1 + 159 +
Median TT (Days) 1 + + + + + 1 + 159 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 1 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 2 6 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 2,079 300 + 9 6 172 3 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 4 2,079 300 + 9 6 172 3 7
Median TT (Days) + 114 2,079 300 + 9 + 172 29 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 4 + + + 9 + + 3 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 501 474 505 572 508 489 442 414 437 374
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 38 52 55 62 76 51 54 41 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 167 136 165 190 159 197 136 147 117 143
Median TT (Days) 402 391 462 451 448 459 374 374 385 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 357 334 397 409 373 379 322 304 317 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 485 440 548 507 514 543 457 446 435 +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 816 905 1,096 1,138 1,004 1,025 929 1,014 1,057 953
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 54 69 73 67 61 67 51 51 46
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 154 151 181 231 185 177 197 154 137 127
Median TT (Days) 370 404 443 591 501 450 484 432 463 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 341 370 411 530 454 416 416 385 414 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 423 468 480 668 557 495 546 494 501 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 91 149 194 293 272 224 263 294 283 328
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 65 44 67 91 62 72 68 32 56 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 135 155 176 263 178 205 185 135 157 147
Median TT (Days) 355 458 436 613 607 645 526 511 535 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 293 374 333 536 455 470 400 408 454 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 547 707 610 799 779 810 719 616 + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 1 4 2 2 2 6 5 2 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 184 921 37 46 189 + + 122
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 184 921 37 46 + + + 122
Median TT (Days) + + 439 921 37 46 + + + 255
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 184 921 37 46 + + + 122
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.