Table 9.2

Time to Transplant

New Liver Waiting List Registrations, 1993 to 2002

Ethnicity Year of Waiting List Registration
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Number of Registrations 5,535 6,238 7,346 8,065 8,632 9,546 10,516 10,883 11,132 9,651
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 8 11 13 16 21 27 29 29 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 42 50 67 97 117 143 184 193 169 80
Median TT (Days) 186 217 316 470 656 796 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 175 200 297 434 603 722 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 202 234 337 499 711 877 + + + +
Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 504 713 949 866 1,023 1,190 1,259 1,450 1,662 1,433
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 4 6 7 9 18 15 25 27 33 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 29 47 68 88 120 134 195 205 196 106
Median TT (Days) 147 251 363 493 771 885 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 114 197 285 395 618 713 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 182 351 487 633 1,090 1,202 + + + +
Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino Number of Registrations 2,677 4,918 6,362 7,137 7,581 8,314 9,229 9,425 9,441 8,173
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 4 7 11 14 15 22 28 29 28 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 44 67 98 116 144 183 190 162 77
Median TT (Days) 89 185 312 466 638 784 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 84 173 293 429 586 701 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 97 199 334 498 704 869 + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 2,354 607 35 62 28 42 28 8 29 45
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 28 1 4 24 24 75 + + 70
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 152 157 31 97 205 142 284 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + 276 + 709 808 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 72 + 211 200 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 1,120 + + + + + + +

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.