Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List Registrations

Gender 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 +
Female Number of Registrations 615 617 774 875 769 756 708 670 729 665
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 45 67 60 75 77 65 43 45 47
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 150 152 187 200 191 206 184 154 122 164
Median TT (Days) 399 414 480 537 506 526 539 467 463 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 361 381 433 465 436 464 448 403 408 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 473 477 556 600 586 631 609 544 554 +
Male Number of Registrations 797 918 1,031 1,132 1,019 987 937 1,059 1,056 1,006
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 58 49 58 73 56 59 58 51 51 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 143 168 236 168 155 174 149 140 120
Median TT (Days) 362 393 428 550 485 427 404 408 434 399
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 332 354 389 507 444 393 364 361 392 317
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 405 449 465 608 541 480 475 472 486 +


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.