Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney-Pancreas 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 1,386 1,378 1,412 1,535 1,805 2,007 1,788 1,744 1,649 1,735
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 41 50 53 48 62 68 64 63 62 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 138 154 145 176 223 177 180 177 150
Median TT (Days) 312 375 378 404 446 542 491 471 457 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 274 338 352 376 420 507 455 431 411 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 344 411 409 438 480 583 536 509 514 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 811 + + + 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 811 + + + 12
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 811 + + + 12
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 811 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 1 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 1 + 1 + 168 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 1 + 95 + 168 + + +
Median TT (Days) + 1 1 + + + 168 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 + + + + + 1 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 + + + + + 1 +
Median TT (Days) + + 1 + + + + + 1 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 1 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 2 0 2 6 1 1 1 2 3 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 + + 1 + 300 + 9 6 172
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 + + 4 + 300 + 9 6 172
Median TT (Days) 5 + + 114 + 300 + 9 + 172
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 5 + + 4 + + + 9 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 504 502 501 475 503 572 508 490 442 415
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 49 58 38 52 55 62 76 51 54
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 132 162 136 165 190 156 197 136 147
Median TT (Days) 302 355 398 393 463 451 440 459 374 389
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 253 312 352 335 401 409 368 379 322 301
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 375 408 479 441 548 507 513 543 457 +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 809 798 815 904 1,097 1,137 1,004 1,026 932 1,017
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 48 50 53 69 72 67 60 70 51
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 136 154 151 181 231 184 177 199 155
Median TT (Days) 310 375 366 404 443 583 498 450 486 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 263 327 341 367 411 529 450 418 422 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 356 447 423 467 479 661 554 495 569 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 70 77 91 149 195 293 272 223 264 296
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 79 82 65 44 66 91 62 73 62 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 127 265 135 155 170 263 178 206 184 135
Median TT (Days) 349 762 355 458 415 613 607 645 530 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 259 387 293 374 321 536 455 470 400 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 780 + 547 707 598 799 779 814 + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 6 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 184 921 37 46 189 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 184 921 37 46 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + 439 921 37 46 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 184 921 37 46 + +
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.