Table 8.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney-Pancreas 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 1,217 1,387 1,379 1,412 1,534 1,805 2,007 1,792 1,744 1,653
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 41 50 54 48 62 69 63 63 62
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 100 119 137 154 145 175 224 176 180 183
Median TT (Days) 274 307 375 378 403 444 543 490 472 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 246 270 338 353 375 418 507 454 431 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 318 343 411 410 437 478 588 536 511 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 811 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 811 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 811 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 811 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 1 + 95 + 1 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 1 + 586 + 1 + +
Median TT (Days) + + 1 1 + + + 1 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1 + + + 1 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 1 + + + + + 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 1 + + + + + 1
Median TT (Days) + + + 1 + + + + + 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + 1
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 0 2 0 2 5 2 1 1 2 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 5 + + 4 1 300 + 9 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 5 + + 114 1 300 + 9 6
Median TT (Days) + 5 + + 226 1 300 + 9 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 5 + + 114 1 + + 9 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 491 504 503 502 474 503 572 509 490 442
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 33 49 60 39 52 56 56 76 51
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 81 106 132 167 137 165 190 156 197 138
Median TT (Days) 237 302 353 398 393 462 456 440 459 369
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 199 253 306 356 335 397 411 364 379 318
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 280 375 408 479 441 548 509 513 543 +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 664 810 798 813 905 1,096 1,137 1,006 1,026 935
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 39 44 48 50 53 69 73 67 60 67
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 109 126 136 158 151 181 231 184 177 199
Median TT (Days) 288 305 375 370 401 440 583 501 450 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 249 261 327 342 364 405 529 454 419 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 362 353 447 425 462 478 661 557 497 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 60 70 77 91 149 195 293 272 223 264
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 46 79 82 65 44 66 91 62 73 62
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 156 127 265 135 140 170 263 178 206 184
Median TT (Days) 374 349 762 355 457 415 613 584 666 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 306 259 387 293 364 321 536 443 470 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 938 780 + 547 695 598 799 778 + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 7
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 184 921 37 46 189
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 184 921 37 46 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 439 921 37 46 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 184 921 37 46 +
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.