Table 5.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Previous Any Organ Tx Year of Waiting List Registration
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Number of Registrations 16,534 17,890 18,322 19,057 20,182 20,981 22,257 22,340 23,488 24,493
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 86 87 91 98 106 107 115 115 107 104
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 256 261 285 294 323 315 339 348 338 359
Median TT (Days) 836 914 1,035 1,046 1,145 1,125 1,199 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 806 880 997 1,016 1,108 1,094 1,168 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 866 948 1,071 1,084 1,176 1,160 1,236 + + +
No Number of Registrations 13,645 14,840 15,275 16,131 17,024 17,529 18,738 18,555 19,419 20,557
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 84 90 95 105 104 114 116 107 107
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 242 243 269 276 302 299 330 336 326 348
Median TT (Days) 744 827 944 968 1,061 1,036 1,140 1,195 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 714 795 907 932 1,020 1,004 1,105 1,103 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 768 854 984 1,002 1,102 1,074 1,170 + + +
Yes Number of Registrations 2,889 3,050 3,047 2,926 3,158 3,452 3,519 3,785 4,069 3,936
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 105 113 103 118 116 134 116 112 106 89
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 390 427 441 439 451 433 414 429 430 420
Median TT (Days) 1,788 1,661 1,666 1,859 1,856 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,595 1,510 1,521 1,693 1,695 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,028 1,835 1,822 2,157 + + + + + +

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(+) = 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.