Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Previous Any Organ Tx Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 17,887 18,331 19,050 20,177 21,001 22,286 22,340 23,496 24,422 27,131
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 262 285 295 323 313 337 348 338 353 366
Median TT (Days) 918 1,036 1,050 1,148 1,124 1,199 1,176 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 886 1,001 1,022 1,111 1,091 1,168 1,139 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 952 1,075 1,092 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,211 + + +
No Number of Registrations 14,906 15,391 16,215 17,093 17,594 18,816 18,637 19,508 20,628 22,759
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 83 86 92 103 101 111 112 104 104 109
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 242 264 273 300 295 327 330 321 336 352
Median TT (Days) 827 938 965 1,057 1,032 1,132 1,100 1,114 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 795 901 930 1,016 999 1,096 1,059 1,063 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 854 974 999 1,098 1,068 1,166 1,130 + + +
Yes Number of Registrations 2,981 2,940 2,835 3,084 3,407 3,470 3,703 3,988 3,794 4,372
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 128 129 144 130 143 126 134 122 126 122
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 454 499 471 475 459 440 474 462 462 +
Median TT (Days) 1,750 1,750 2,007 1,941 1,940 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,574 1,610 1,788 1,760 1,801 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,915 1,948 2,332 2,258 + + + + + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(+) = 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 waitlisting, 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.