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Table 10.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Intestine Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Number of Registrations 149 170 219 203 205 250 284 317 281 267
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 31 26 36 34 27 16 20 12 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 100 82 101 89 72 50 64 33 32
Median TT (Days) 313 276 319 310 289 212 232 257 159 142
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 219 174 185 255 201 182 158 190 107 109
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 520 464 488 999 443 334 404 399 234 255
<1 Year Number of Registrations 47 76 81 80 72 78 105 103 96 84
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 43 60 78 50 83 35 37 31 17 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 115 149 208 174 154 127 117 143 57 66
Median TT (Days) + 334 549 2,167 443 + + 533 321 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 250 440 434 226 + + 250 162 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 2,260 + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 41 32 41 33 47 55 56 70 53 49
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 17 26 47 13 26 32 28 23 17
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 115 119 46 86 101 91 72 99 79 55
Median TT (Days) 303 + 179 270 277 210 222 577 234 176
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 224 + 101 158 149 171 138 207 138 101
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 583 + + + + 315 + + + +
6-11 Years Number of Registrations 12 12 16 12 8 15 15 14 16 8
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 47 93 49 41 29 9 24 14 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 27 77 97 55 51 108 15 102 63 29
Median TT (Days) 122 175 488 221 100 411 158 + 177 106
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 83 143 278 58 81 130 39 + 133 37
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 321 + + 671 + + + + + +
12-17 Years Number of Registrations 5 4 10 11 8 7 14 16 12 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 61 38 33 10 18 27 3 30 46 32
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 67 38 226 22 37 205 26 71 53 32
Median TT (Days) 308 112 467 167 333 626 92 290 91 274
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 67 38 226 25 140 205 37 164 59 32
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 21 14 21 25 31 27 35 40 36 37
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 15 5 8 30 5 27 11 13 7 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 32 31 19 56 44 57 22 35 23 24
Median TT (Days) 315 45 124 300 102 180 54 111 77 70
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 49 37 53 125 45 144 46 56 36 50
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 231 + + + 552 300 172 302 166
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 14 21 32 31 22 35 31 42 34 45
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 19 26 18 6 11 14 10 4 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 37 26 39 156 48 39 23 26 10 8
Median TT (Days) 114 117 117 277 110 134 102 173 28 35
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 75 36 61 201 51 49 55 57 14 24
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 461 196 + + 441 232 + 104 117
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 9 10 17 11 16 30 27 30 31 36
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 16 11 43 9 18 6 7 12 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 194 48 58 44 22 63 27 37 16 111
Median TT (Days) + 116 116 87 335 97 123 104 134 267
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 48 74 58 226 77 45 71 29 140
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 266 + + 198 552 + + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 46 + + 73 7 6 38 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 46 + + 73 7 6 38 11
Median TT (Days) + + 46 + + 73 7 6 61 22
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 73 + 6 38 11
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have been 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.



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