Table 6.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 118 156 188 217 221 267 337 301 324 364
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 47 21 21 24 17 8 24 17 15 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 140 164 105 87 63 49 110 58 57 84
Median TT (Days) 735 374 496 283 190 291 751 302 348 429
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 449 317 314 194 147 220 467 197 254 321
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 864 700 400 279 475 + 559 476 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 0 1 0 7 4 5 15 15 12 18
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Median TT (Days) + + + 66 219 239 76 42 59 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1 1 1 1 1 1 34
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 0 4 7 3 1 1 11 8 15 17
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Median TT (Days) + 1 21 + 1 1 2 1 40 57
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 1 1 + + + 1 1 1 2
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 1 423 +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 3 2 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 + +
Median TT (Days) 126 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 77 141 + + + + 1 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 4 4 8
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 36 171 4 308 904 288 219 1 187
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 36 171 4 308 904 467 219 1 226
Median TT (Days) 123 374 226 64 602 904 + 393 34 438
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 2 36 171 4 308 904 + 219 1 226
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 50 55 74 64 75 83 81 69 82 88
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 47 48 14 43 14 13 26 29 29 38
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 140 180 93 108 69 62 160 64 85 126
Median TT (Days) 656 374 498 298 241 349 751 222 444 429
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 331 311 268 179 121 221 350 129 169 277
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 782 802 610 + + 983 + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 59 81 85 122 116 132 186 155 163 172
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 44 49 27 36 8 48 33 18 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 140 182 112 87 66 59 145 73 64 95
Median TT (Days) 735 526 526 264 189 293 + 532 367 441
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 455 316 369 184 134 137 + 302 273 353
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 2,662 1,848 469 287 741 + + + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 5 9 17 14 22 41 36 45 44 58
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 210 62 32 33 4 16 27 17 39 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 636 175 227 92 21 49 68 59 67 84
Median TT (Days) + 1,104 376 739 115 255 504 191 448 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 175 244 180 28 89 135 87 254 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 374 580 + 570 + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 11 + + + + + 94 8 73
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 11 + + + + + 94 8 73
Median TT (Days) + 11 + + + + + 94 8 73
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 94 8 73
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.