Table 6.2

Time to Transplant

New Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Number of Registrations 119 116 148 185 216 212 260 322 290 333
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 44 21 21 24 19 10 37 21 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 218 134 165 104 87 65 62 121 59 51
Median TT (Days) 836 677 393 507 265 210 339 838 365 476
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 554 378 317 319 189 154 244 497 201 245
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 876 710 390 290 624 + 631 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 1 1 1 1 6 3 4 12 13 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 583 1 + 72 1 1 1 1 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 583 1 + 72 51 1 1 18 7 32
Median TT (Days) 583 1 + 72 66 219 239 222 191 100
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 51 1 1 18 7 32
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 2 0 4 7 4 1 1 11 8 21
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Median TT (Days) 1 + 1 21 + 1 1 2 1 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1 + 1 1 + + + 1 1 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 1 45
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 126 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 126 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 1
Median TT (Days) + 126 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 77 141 + + + + 1 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 4 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 2 36 171 4 308 904 288 219 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 2 36 171 4 308 904 467 219 1
Median TT (Days) + 123 374 226 64 602 904 + 393 34
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 2 36 171 4 308 904 + 219 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 51 49 54 73 64 74 84 77 70 83
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 57 47 48 14 43 15 17 38 29 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 154 140 180 104 108 79 62 168 64 85
Median TT (Days) 611 656 354 498 298 241 409 838 222 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 291 311 311 274 179 124 224 356 136 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 782 802 619 + + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 55 58 75 82 121 112 129 178 151 162
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 136 24 44 49 27 36 8 48 33 23
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 287 140 199 109 87 66 59 167 73 66
Median TT (Days) 2,106 920 549 602 239 191 293 + 580 476
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 477 455 319 423 173 130 159 + 306 281
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 2,662 + 450 290 + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 6 4 8 17 14 19 38 36 40 47
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 183 210 62 32 33 4 30 27 32 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 314 210 175 227 92 21 62 89 61 53
Median TT (Days) + 636 1,104 376 739 168 256 504 217 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 210 196 244 180 48 95 150 108 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 603 + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 11 + + + + + 94 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 11 + + + + + 94 8
Median TT (Days) + + 11 + + + + + 94 8
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 94 8
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +

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.