Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List Registrations

Residency 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 +
U.S. Resident Number of Registrations 1,374 1,339 1,401 1,515 1,789 2,002 1,780 1,737 1,641 1,707
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 41 53 53 48 62 68 64 63 62 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 122 138 153 145 175 224 177 179 177 150
Median TT (Days) 312 374 378 404 444 542 492 471 457 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 274 338 352 376 418 507 456 431 411 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 344 411 409 438 478 583 539 509 514 +
Nonresident Alien Number of Registrations 7 9 3 11 7 4 4 6 8 6
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 11 163 47 97 27 51 198 24 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 62 163 53 238 27 51 211 161 27
Median TT (Days) 106 281 368 215 + 42 116 251 374 242
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 24 62 163 149 + 27 51 211 275 27
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 441 + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 5 30 8 9 9 1 4 1 0 22
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 100 26 132 82 15 876 246 + + 58
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 349 198 172 623 246 876 246 + + +
Median TT (Days) 859 691 289 + 987 876 397 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 349 242 243 + 246 + 246 + + +
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.