Table 7.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) 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 128 141 179 309 523 613 596 593 624 517
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 34 21 14 24 29 51 37 47 33 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 95 49 54 67 92 139 124 142 137 164
Median TT (Days) 299 219 218 219 463 551 594 500 575 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 191 161 154 192 368 462 456 416 442 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 501 361 335 298 617 656 732 634 831 +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 132 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 132 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 132 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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 35 24 42 78 102 137 121 117 145 87
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 23 15 21 50 54 45 97 51 49
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 100 44 82 74 77 182 124 179 157 192
Median TT (Days) 217 282 390 211 463 576 651 449 605 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 118 100 160 168 287 427 480 279 432 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 438 + 1,139 374 1,076 + + 566 + +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 86 108 118 195 338 390 383 382 368 328
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 34 19 17 27 29 43 37 49 32 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 50 56 65 97 129 153 130 136 153
Median TT (Days) 387 218 218 219 433 489 602 461 486 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 194 145 153 141 336 429 439 366 411 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 639 366 312 298 613 589 753 634 831 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 7 9 19 36 83 85 92 90 109 101
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 104 40 11 12 11 68 33 26 31 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 119 150 20 56 80 199 84 76 131 171
Median TT (Days) 173 359 76 293 579 + 411 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 119 150 33 197 163 + 226 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 541 + + + + + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0
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 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.