Table 6.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Number of Registrations 154 187 217 219 266 336 301 322 360 371
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 35 25 24 15 8 24 17 13 18 18
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 105 87 55 49 108 58 57 85 83
Median TT (Days) 374 498 283 190 290 751 300 348 376 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 317 319 194 139 220 450 194 254 293 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 864 700 400 279 475 + 552 478 561 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 1 0 7 4 5 15 16 12 18 34
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 117
Median TT (Days) + + 66 219 239 76 42 59 55 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 1 1 1 1 1 1 34 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 4 7 3 1 1 11 8 15 16 23
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 44
Median TT (Days) 1 21 + 1 1 2 1 40 57 152
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1 1 + + + 1 1 1 2 72
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 1 423 445 +
6-10 Years Number of Registrations 2 2 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 + + 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 + + 13
Median TT (Days) 77 141 1,438 + 1 + 1 + + 15
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 77 141 + + + + 1 + + 13
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 3 3 5 3 3 5 4 4 8 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 36 171 4 308 904 288 219 1 187 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 36 171 4 308 904 467 219 1 226 +
Median TT (Days) 374 226 64 602 904 + 393 34 625 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 36 171 4 308 904 + 219 1 226 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 54 74 64 74 83 81 69 81 88 99
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 48 14 43 14 13 26 29 29 38 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 180 93 108 69 62 160 64 85 144 69
Median TT (Days) 354 498 298 234 349 751 222 478 478 263
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 311 268 179 121 221 350 129 169 256 166
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 782 802 619 + + 983 + + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 81 84 122 115 131 185 154 163 169 151
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 50 27 36 8 48 33 17 19 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 199 122 87 66 47 145 73 63 96 95
Median TT (Days) 526 526 264 189 291 1,320 532 363 462 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 316 369 184 130 137 552 302 259 352 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,662 1,848 469 287 741 + + 705 + +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 8 17 14 22 41 36 45 43 58 55
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 62 32 33 4 16 27 17 43 19 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 175 227 92 21 49 68 59 96 84 64
Median TT (Days) 1,104 376 739 115 255 504 191 455 362 358
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 196 244 180 28 89 135 87 308 134 142
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 374 580 + 570 + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 11 + + + + + 94 8 73 39
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 11 + + + + + 94 8 73 39
Median TT (Days) 11 + + + + + 94 8 73 39
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 94 8 73 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.