Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1993 to 2002

Previous Any Organ Tx and Peak PRA 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, 0-9% Number of Registrations 8,926 9,436 10,347 10,783 11,586 12,238 12,359 13,274 13,442 14,231
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 66 69 72 73 78 85 92 111 107 102
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 179 190 193 198 214 232 259 298 292 294
Median TT (Days) 513 545 565 625 650 788 853 969 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 491 526 544 605 626 760 825 923 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 533 565 591 655 675 822 885 1,010 + +
No, 10-79% Number of Registrations 2,810 2,866 2,810 2,595 2,460 2,547 2,692 2,699 2,598 2,510
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 158 192 164 162 166 199 190 188 209 181
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 384 458 427 434 466 569 562 542 556 526
Median TT (Days) 1,014 1,124 1,205 1,252 1,443 1,549 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 959 1,058 1,127 1,178 1,303 1,437 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,096 1,183 1,300 1,368 1,544 1,668 + + + +
No, 80%+ Number of Registrations 789 739 831 857 867 988 984 1,017 947 883
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 268 373 259 357 358 372 283 291 292 183
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 816 947 836 1,047 847 955 818 878 822 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No, Unknown Number of Registrations 844 611 862 1,051 1,222 1,254 1,497 1,747 1,569 1,800
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 43 40 46 64 63 72 70 63 78 64
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 118 185 278 318 248 224 200 274 274
Median TT (Days) 523 522 1,245 1,555 1,205 1,294 1,116 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 442 407 925 1,335 1,084 1,066 906 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 840 636 1,523 1,989 1,629 1,546 1,352 + + +
Yes, 0-9% Number of Registrations 795 920 998 1,018 1,017 1,134 1,191 1,259 1,458 1,522
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 41 37 41 24 47 47 86 65 68 71
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 156 156 155 194 185 225 195 212 261
Median TT (Days) 555 539 643 610 766 759 907 744 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 462 476 569 524 675 641 755 645 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 653 612 733 720 873 909 1,058 899 + +
Yes, 10-79% Number of Registrations 955 978 996 986 905 923 999 926 1,077 1,114
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 156 133 176 168 167 202 200 202 239 198
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 461 438 486 562 491 558 555 630 669 +
Median TT (Days) 1,411 1,265 1,522 1,521 1,589 1,688 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,233 1,113 1,363 1,352 1,445 1,515 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,626 1,549 1,800 1,700 1,885 1,902 + + + +
Yes, 80%+ Number of Registrations 837 835 900 840 794 902 1,004 994 947 928
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 414 629 406 386 458 381 386 443 398 237
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,240 1,629 1,145 1,017 1,204 1,292 1,067 1,090 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Unknown Number of Registrations 138 160 160 203 214 207 260 346 305 506
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 1 46 1 1 1 14 5 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 57 194 287 186 191 143 113 119 191
Median TT (Days) 2,723 493 1,446 1,813 1,911 1,454 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 566 295 838 1,348 1,028 746 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +

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.