Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List Registrations

Residency 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 +
U.S. Resident Number of Registrations 1,340 1,400 1,515 1,789 2,002 1,780 1,736 1,638 1,725 1,789
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 53 54 48 62 69 65 63 63 48 48
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 138 154 145 176 225 179 179 177 150 134
Median TT (Days) 375 380 404 444 543 495 471 454 428 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 338 353 376 419 507 458 430 410 396 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 412 412 440 479 588 540 509 513 482 +
Nonresident Alien Number of Registrations 9 3 11 7 4 4 6 8 6 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 11 163 47 97 27 51 198 24 12 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 62 163 53 238 27 51 211 161 27 +
Median TT (Days) 281 368 215 + 42 116 251 374 242 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 62 163 149 + 27 51 211 275 27 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 441 + + + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 30 9 9 9 1 4 1 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 26 132 82 15 876 246 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 198 243 623 246 876 246 + + + +
Median TT (Days) 691 599 + 987 876 397 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 242 243 + 246 + 246 + + + +
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.