Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List Registrations

Gender 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 +
Female Number of Registrations 624 615 617 774 875 769 756 709 671 733
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 53 45 67 60 75 77 65 43 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 150 150 152 187 200 191 206 184 154 125
Median TT (Days) 393 399 414 480 537 506 526 539 468 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 346 361 381 433 465 436 464 450 403 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 469 473 477 556 600 586 631 609 547 +
Male Number of Registrations 755 797 918 1,031 1,132 1,019 987 937 1,060 1,057
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 48 58 49 58 73 56 59 58 51 51
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 132 165 143 168 236 168 155 174 149 143
Median TT (Days) 353 362 393 428 550 485 427 404 408 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 318 332 353 389 507 444 393 366 361 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 406 405 442 465 608 541 480 482 472 +


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.