Table 7.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) 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 112 126 140 179 307 522 613 595 591 620
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 32 32 23 14 24 30 51 37 47 34
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 132 90 50 54 66 93 139 124 142 138
Median TT (Days) 453 282 219 218 219 463 551 590 511 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 335 183 168 154 192 368 462 456 422 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 655 500 366 335 298 617 656 735 674 +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 171 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 171 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 171 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 29 34 24 42 77 100 137 121 116 145
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 2 23 15 21 43 54 45 97 51
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 112 95 44 82 74 78 182 124 176 157
Median TT (Days) 655 199 282 390 205 463 576 651 449 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 247 115 100 160 155 287 427 480 282 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,404 355 + 1,139 374 1,076 + + 566 +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 77 86 107 118 194 338 390 382 382 365
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 59 34 20 17 27 30 43 37 49 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 164 85 50 56 65 97 129 153 130 137
Median TT (Days) 434 387 218 218 219 433 489 594 462 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 335 194 154 153 141 336 429 435 366 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 548 639 367 312 321 613 589 753 645 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 6 6 9 19 36 84 85 92 89 109
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 104 40 11 12 11 68 33 26 31
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 162 150 20 56 90 199 84 86 131
Median TT (Days) 51 173 359 76 293 623 + 411 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 25 162 150 33 197 163 + 226 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 541 + + + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
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.