Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1993 to 2002

Previous Any Organ Tx and Gender Year of Waiting List Registration
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Number of Registrations 16,094 16,545 17,904 18,333 19,065 20,193 20,986 22,262 22,343 23,494
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 85 84 84 92 99 106 114 115 107
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 235 250 248 260 269 297 312 339 348 341
Median TT (Days) 747 794 829 889 939 1,075 1,121 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 721 765 802 858 905 1,033 1,088 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 773 826 854 923 973 1,108 1,153 + + +
No, Female Number of Registrations 5,384 5,497 6,014 6,307 6,687 6,834 7,168 7,665 7,715 7,929
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 90 87 90 94 105 100 117 117 113
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 221 267 252 258 271 294 302 343 343 351
Median TT (Days) 736 860 837 896 943 1,084 1,121 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 680 807 802 840 882 1,006 1,067 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 783 911 886 949 999 1,146 1,180 + + +
No, Male Number of Registrations 7,985 8,155 8,836 8,979 9,448 10,193 10,364 11,072 10,841 11,495
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 80 79 79 86 94 106 112 116 103
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 214 219 222 236 246 273 295 322 331 310
Median TT (Days) 619 620 676 767 780 938 976 1,106 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 591 590 644 732 749 901 932 1,043 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 645 652 709 797 822 978 1,019 1,170 + +
Yes, Female Number of Registrations 1,117 1,127 1,241 1,248 1,232 1,282 1,374 1,525 1,607 1,704
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 130 91 97 96 100 87 142 121 117 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 426 371 415 417 369 381 429 445 417 438
Median TT (Days) 1,836 1,788 1,685 1,637 1,811 1,622 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,548 1,527 1,442 1,441 1,552 1,397 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,166 2,251 1,944 2,026 + 1,981 + + + +
Yes, Male Number of Registrations 1,608 1,766 1,813 1,799 1,698 1,884 2,080 2,000 2,180 2,366
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 98 111 86 120 119 121 109 104 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 383 373 406 411 434 461 423 399 438 422
Median TT (Days) 1,472 1,630 1,553 1,477 1,691 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,310 1,394 1,411 1,332 1,464 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,691 1,911 1,770 1,661 1,928 + + + + +

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

(+) = 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.