Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Previous Any Organ Tx and Peak PRA Year of Waiting List Registration
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Number of Registrations 18,330 19,051 20,175 21,002 22,285 22,340 23,495 24,419 27,126 29,135
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111 108
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 285 295 323 314 337 347 338 353 357 355
Median TT (Days) 1,036 1,051 1,148 1,124 1,198 1,175 1,136 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,000 1,022 1,111 1,092 1,168 1,138 1,110 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,074 1,093 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,209 1,171 + + +
No, 0-9% Number of Registrations 12,521 13,278 14,013 14,218 14,986 15,114 15,751 16,431 18,163 19,191
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 88 93 103 105 120 118 112 113 119 113
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 255 261 289 294 331 330 331 346 351 339
Median TT (Days) 859 878 974 978 1,088 1,045 1,052 1,070 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 823 833 940 938 1,043 1,011 1,013 1,017 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 898 919 1,012 1,015 1,128 1,091 1,093 1,121 + +
No, 10-79% Number of Registrations 1,464 1,404 1,408 1,596 1,716 1,650 1,838 2,087 2,386 2,670
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 114 129 156 137 141 175 164 135 152 140
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 401 420 456 440 450 545 489 459 462 448
Median TT (Days) 1,407 1,519 1,844 1,514 1,555 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,248 1,344 1,592 1,335 1,336 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,633 1,691 2,096 1,758 1,733 + + + + +
No, 80%+ Number of Registrations 331 333 385 414 507 454 538 625 696 834
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 224 241 207 160 148 205 127 135 144 157
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 602 682 698 584 729 785 528 618 703 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
No, Unknown Number of Registrations 1,057 1,197 1,279 1,360 1,598 1,411 1,363 1,453 1,476 1,800
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 29 40 57 46 34 31 19 22 18 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 174 237 227 197 147 147 112 101 99 135
Median TT (Days) 1,126 1,142 1,204 903 736 713 451 559 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 917 1,031 1,000 773 629 580 397 469 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,479 1,350 1,448 1,102 927 868 540 722 + +
Yes, 0-9% Number of Registrations 1,593 1,586 1,740 1,855 1,912 2,099 2,181 1,967 2,295 2,286
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 111 134 121 137 128 125 117 120 118 114
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 380 420 427 381 352 392 440 397 388 330
Median TT (Days) 1,424 1,546 1,566 1,543 1,409 1,335 1,537 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,191 1,328 1,395 1,367 1,258 1,214 1,270 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,574 1,768 1,785 1,743 1,612 1,509 + + + +
Yes, 10-79% Number of Registrations 820 770 810 899 804 929 969 983 1,161 1,160
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 174 196 200 220 209 241 187 202 191 188
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 633 705 623 645 677 730 583 637 611 +
Median TT (Days) 2,084 3,277 2,426 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,788 2,449 1,977 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 3,066 + + + + + + + + +
Yes, 80%+ Number of Registrations 353 281 353 435 442 443 550 617 678 844
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 328 271 157 247 311 251 211 262 225 247
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 865 836 712 970 1,037 926 723 924 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Yes, Unknown Number of Registrations 191 202 187 225 320 240 305 256 271 350
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 3 31 14 4 8 8 8 4 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 283 198 223 141 89 105 113 83 76 317
Median TT (Days) 1,716 2,535 1,568 1,254 1,505 781 685 521 544 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,309 1,090 903 640 1,035 393 520 366 310 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 1,207 1,100 + + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(+) = 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 wait listing, 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.