Table 6.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List Registrations

Residency 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 +
U.S. Resident Number of Registrations 117 152 184 213 221 262 333 295 322 356
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 47 21 25 26 17 8 26 17 15 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 140 162 106 87 63 49 110 58 57 84
Median TT (Days) 735 374 496 283 190 284 751 302 348 429
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 455 316 314 194 147 201 467 197 254 321
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 737 710 449 279 463 + 552 476 +
Nonresident Alien Number of Registrations 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 5 1 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 1 + 1 1 7 27 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 1 + 1 1 21 27 36
Median TT (Days) + + 1 1 + + + 219 27 149
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1 + + + 21 + 36
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 153 164 72 54 + + + + + 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 153 164 72 54 + + + + + 1
Median TT (Days) 153 1,106 538 54 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 164 72 54 + + + + + +
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.