Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney-Pancreas 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 1,379 1,412 1,535 1,805 2,007 1,788 1,743 1,646 1,731 1,790
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 55 48 64 68 65 63 63 48 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 138 154 147 176 224 179 180 177 150 135
Median TT (Days) 375 380 404 448 543 492 471 454 428 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 338 355 376 420 507 456 430 410 396 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 412 412 440 480 588 539 509 513 482 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 811 + + + 12 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 811 + + + 12 10
Median TT (Days) + + + + 811 + + + 12 10
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 811 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1
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 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 + + + + + 1 + 159
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 + + + + + 1 + 159
Median TT (Days) + 1 + + + + + 1 + 159
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 1 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
11-17 Years Number of Registrations 0 2 6 1 1 1 2 3 1 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 1 2,079 300 + 9 6 172 3
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 4 2,079 300 + 9 6 172 3
Median TT (Days) + + 114 2,079 300 + 9 + 172 29
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 4 + + + 9 + + 3
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 503 501 475 504 572 508 489 442 414 436
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 49 60 38 52 55 62 76 51 54 41
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 167 136 165 190 159 197 136 147 116
Median TT (Days) 355 402 393 462 451 448 459 374 374 411
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 312 357 335 401 409 373 379 322 304 317
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 412 485 441 548 507 514 543 457 446 +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 798 816 904 1,096 1,137 1,004 1,025 930 1,016 1,061
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 48 50 54 69 73 67 61 70 51 51
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 136 154 151 181 231 185 177 199 154 138
Median TT (Days) 375 370 404 443 591 501 450 485 432 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 327 341 367 411 530 454 418 422 385 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 447 423 468 480 666 557 495 548 494 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 77 91 149 195 293 272 224 263 294 285
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 82 65 44 67 91 62 72 68 32 56
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 265 135 155 176 263 178 205 185 135 163
Median TT (Days) 762 355 458 426 613 607 645 526 519 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 387 293 374 333 536 455 470 400 408 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 547 707 607 799 779 810 719 616 +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 0 1 4 2 2 2 6 5 2
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 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.