Table 8.2

Time to Transplant

New Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List Registrations, 1994 to 2003

Gender 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 +
Female Number of Registrations 532 561 624 615 618 773 874 771 757 714
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 34 38 53 51 44 67 61 73 77 65
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 109 108 148 147 145 187 200 189 208 185
Median TT (Days) 285 305 392 398 414 467 537 496 531 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 240 256 339 357 375 428 465 435 464 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 368 376 469 473 474 548 600 584 663 +
Male Number of Registrations 685 826 755 797 916 1,032 1,133 1,021 987 939
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 42 48 58 50 58 73 53 59 58
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 125 132 165 143 168 235 166 154 177
Median TT (Days) 258 310 353 362 393 426 550 484 427 415
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 230 266 318 332 353 387 507 440 393 360
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 318 349 406 405 442 464 608 539 480 +

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.