Table 7.2

Time to Transplant

New Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) 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 81 115 133 144 180 314 528 623 602 593
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 32 34 21 15 25 27 51 35 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 113 136 95 50 54 66 87 137 124 142
Median TT (Days) 373 456 299 218 232 215 433 550 590 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 251 337 183 168 157 187 336 460 451 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,047 683 500 359 335 296 594 656 + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 171
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 171
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + 171
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 33 30 35 24 42 78 100 140 120 116
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 3 2 23 15 21 39 54 45 97
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 157 112 95 44 82 74 75 153 124 191
Median TT (Days) 877 761 199 282 390 211 402 576 651 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 205 247 115 100 159 168 262 427 480 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 2,404 385 + 1,139 379 865 + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 45 78 91 111 119 197 342 397 387 384
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 59 41 20 17 29 29 43 37 47
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 100 164 85 50 56 66 95 128 143 128
Median TT (Days) 287 453 387 205 233 219 426 484 590 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 134 335 194 154 154 142 329 406 435 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 662 568 639 361 335 298 610 597 + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 3 7 7 9 19 39 86 85 95 89
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 129 24 104 40 11 3 11 64 25 26
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 129 25 119 150 20 38 75 183 84 86
Median TT (Days) 1,764 296 173 359 76 224 579 + 411 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 129 25 119 150 33 138 161 + 223 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 541 + + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
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.