Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Previous Any Organ Tx and Peak PRA 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, 0-9% Number of Registrations 10,384 10,861 11,630 12,243 12,323 13,187 13,201 13,922 14,744 16,740
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 72 75 81 89 92 107 104 97 101 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 198 214 227 247 258 292 279 279 302 327
Median TT (Days) 625 730 740 845 848 935 912 931 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 598 695 708 806 818 899 878 899 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 660 759 769 881 876 983 946 973 + +
No, 10-79% Number of Registrations 2,814 2,620 2,495 2,591 2,758 2,852 2,901 3,024 3,162 3,122
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 172 163 183 217 194 197 230 222 185 181
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 447 464 528 604 578 569 626 624 518 +
Median TT (Days) 1,332 1,409 1,589 1,656 1,620 1,602 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,247 1,299 1,491 1,546 1,514 1,520 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,475 1,517 1,719 1,804 1,767 1,735 + + + +
No, 80%+ Number of Registrations 848 867 892 1,014 1,034 1,105 1,069 1,109 1,090 1,084
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 262 379 375 383 298 309 335 245 199 169
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 878 1,130 919 985 840 1,019 933 675 549 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No, Unknown Number of Registrations 860 1,043 1,198 1,245 1,479 1,672 1,466 1,453 1,632 1,813
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 67 58 70 58 50 52 36 40 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 197 299 307 258 198 162 210 163 175 198
Median TT (Days) 1,450 1,732 1,244 1,328 921 927 1,121 685 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,121 1,455 1,101 1,098 773 742 906 610 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,673 2,328 1,660 1,553 1,134 1,166 + 878 + +
Yes, 0-9% Number of Registrations 952 945 958 1,066 1,133 1,191 1,343 1,371 1,320 1,717
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 62 53 80 71 95 80 80 77 89 90
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 189 194 233 220 229 204 228 244 265 333
Median TT (Days) 713 723 909 890 869 749 833 1,089 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 628 615 779 741 736 649 704 942 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 840 839 1,104 1,051 1,016 902 983 + + +
Yes, 10-79% Number of Registrations 987 973 886 904 967 909 1,022 1,118 1,043 1,241
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 185 183 173 211 205 199 239 199 178 166
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 498 587 495 556 549 618 633 541 561 +
Median TT (Days) 1,574 1,630 1,621 1,677 1,719 1,898 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,414 1,481 1,455 1,489 1,520 1,556 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,835 1,883 1,923 1,837 1,925 + + + + +
Yes, 80%+ Number of Registrations 893 839 803 928 1,070 1,054 1,102 1,188 1,168 1,078
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 432 407 522 404 429 470 441 317 343 257
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,165 1,124 1,271 1,374 1,175 1,201 1,134 875 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Unknown Number of Registrations 149 183 188 186 237 316 236 311 263 336
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 48 63 85 39 15 22 23 17 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 255 705 378 291 185 120 151 149 125 198
Median TT (Days) 1,943 2,427 + 1,941 1,704 + 997 1,100 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,176 1,727 + 1,151 874 + 685 685 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.