Table 9.2

Time to Transplant

New Liver Waiting List Registrations, 1993 to 2002

Liver Beginning Status 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 + + + +
1 Number of Registrations 678 674 689 689 611 529 606 557 566 510
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Median TT (Days) 10 19 20 12 8 7 7 6 6 11
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 8 12 13 9 6 6 6 5 5 8
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 18 255 121 26 10 13 10 7 7 27
2 Number of Registrations 581 606 581 499 284 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 4 4 4 4 3 + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 10 9 9 9 11 + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 50 39 32 26 44 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 34 32 25 22 30 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 65 59 41 36 62 + + + + +
2A Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 85 294 345 417 493 101
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 3 3 3 4 4 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 6 5 5 9 13 20
Median TT (Days) + + + + 113 18 24 31 70 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 20 12 15 21 49 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 41 49 129 110 +
2B Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 208 1,934 2,545 2,605 2,675 420
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 5 25 33 31 30 27
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 13 85 116 99 94 64
Median TT (Days) + + + + 62 329 496 446 424 301
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 32 279 421 392 373 206
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 242 378 591 511 528 474
3 Number of Registrations 2,345 2,734 3,520 3,945 6,349 5,655 5,871 5,963 5,759 784
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 27 34 43 64 106 142 159 145 115
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 77 98 137 220 313 425 478 422 346
Median TT (Days) 175 208 299 456 936 1,757 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 160 197 279 420 841 1,393 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 186 226 322 494 1,065 + + + + +
4 Number of Registrations 991 1,224 1,619 1,994 75 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 47 54 62 87 131 + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 125 135 202 280 538 + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 427 613 947 1,527 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 351 442 790 1,143 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 565 752 1,318 + + + + + + +
MELD 6-10 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,389
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 84
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
MELD 11-20 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,471
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 149
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
MELD 21-30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 894
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 28
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 128
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 110
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 162
MELD 30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 405
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 8
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 29
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 22
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 88
PELD <11 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 75
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 243
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 183
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 310
PELD 11-20 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 53
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 138
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 113
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 215
PELD 21-30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 25
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 125
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 59
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
PELD 30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 6
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 15
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 7
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 57
HCC T1 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 31
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 82
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 47
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 277
HCC T2 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 14
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 36
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 29
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + 42
Other Exceptions Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 29
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 102
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 29
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Other Status Number of Registrations 940 1,000 937 938 1,020 1,134 1,149 1,341 1,639 807
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 5 6 6 5 5 7 10 12 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 28 44 36 29 40 54 72 86 72
Median TT (Days) 259 156 223 195 165 208 325 436 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 204 129 194 168 137 174 246 349 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 301 198 258 241 197 259 408 655 + +

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.