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Table 15.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Liver Waiting List Registrations

Liver Beginning Status Year of Waiting List Registration
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Number of Registrations 10,521 10,881 11,126 9,646 10,324 10,858 10,987 11,037 11,083 11,176
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 28 29 14 10 8 8 8 8 8
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 186 193 168 80 56 43 38 36 40 45
Median TT (Days) 1,745 3,129 + 979 564 400 296 286 319 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,431 2,138 + 842 498 355 278 259 292 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,175 + + 1,123 648 446 329 317 346 +
1 Number of Registrations 852 772 830 734 742 753 553 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 + + +
Median TT (Days) 10 7 9 14 9 8 7 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 7 6 7 10 7 7 6 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 15 9 12 26 14 11 9 + + +
1A Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 245 605 593 561
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 2 2 2 2
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 3 3 3 3
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 7 6 5 6
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 5 5 5 5
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 10 8 7 8
1B Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 22 28
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 3 3 4 3
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 5 6 13 10
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 41 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 19 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
2A Number of Registrations 345 415 493 101 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 4 4 8 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 9 12 20 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 24 31 67 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 15 21 49 + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 49 106 108 + + + + + + +
2B Number of Registrations 2,838 2,952 3,003 469 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 29 29 29 24 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 99 90 88 59 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) 421 394 373 269 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 368 356 326 193 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 491 452 423 415 + + + + + +
3 Number of Registrations 6,261 6,359 6,112 826 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 125 143 129 112 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 394 437 390 326 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
MELD 6-10 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 1,386 1,808 1,714 1,716 1,739 1,784 1,740
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 86 50 56 53 54 74 74
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 562 326 304 265 282 300 339
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
MELD 11-14 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 1,738 2,298 2,433 2,304 2,346 2,197 2,237
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 74 52 52 65 68 77 94
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 273 217 202 234 231 251 341
Median TT (Days) + + + 2,206 + 1,659 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1,546 + 1,277 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
MELD 15-20 Number of Registrations 0 1 0 1,733 2,197 2,329 2,484 2,476 2,430 2,399
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 + 29 24 24 18 21 25 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 + 102 74 70 60 58 71 85
Median TT (Days) + 1 + 477 374 297 253 251 321 425
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 395 317 260 228 223 281 356
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 593 414 351 279 294 388 +
MELD 21-30 Number of Registrations 0 1 0 849 1,174 1,427 1,510 1,551 1,585 1,609
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 + 9 7 5 6 6 6 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 1 + 25 19 14 14 13 13 13
Median TT (Days) + 1 + 127 83 55 52 43 45 62
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 104 66 47 44 37 40 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 165 98 63 60 47 54 74
MELD 30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 405 542 647 750 751 812 865
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 8 7 6 6 6 6 5
Median TT (Days) + + + 29 25 14 16 14 15 14
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 22 17 12 14 12 12 12
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 88 33 18 20 17 19 18
PELD <11 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 231 288 289 225 210 194 223
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 32 23 21 30 19 15 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 73 60 59 68 54 43 41
Median TT (Days) + + + 217 192 176 180 148 148 134
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 169 163 144 140 115 96 103
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 282 249 233 242 199 216 179
PELD 11-14 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 79 81 73 74 75 68 64
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 15 26 25 31 24 17 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 78 43 54 64 56 36 53
Median TT (Days) + + + 234 121 146 111 143 152 134
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 138 76 110 96 78 96 89
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 430 169 332 162 538 322 253
PELD 15-20 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 82 112 98 108 94 120 77
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 33 26 11 32 21 12 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 49 49 38 68 50 27 39
Median TT (Days) + + + 105 140 117 131 172 90 87
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 76 102 76 93 120 71 63
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 188 251 158 191 257 119 259
PELD 21-30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 63 61 74 86 95 83 81
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 6 12 14 11 8 11 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 25 35 27 29 23 25 18
Median TT (Days) + + + 125 211 94 132 88 61 46
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 59 104 57 71 53 41 31
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 146 388 231 147 58
PELD 30 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 15 19 18 35 29 26 28
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 5 4 7 8 4 6 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 6 41 14 10 14 10 9
Median TT (Days) + + + 15 118 48 27 22 37 22
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 7 44 19 16 17 14 9
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 57 + + + + + 44
HCC T1 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 72 68 27 5 7 8 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 23 15 6 92 65 49 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 33 41 18 118 107 66 39
Median TT (Days) + + + 123 100 60 + 556 287 143
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 60 62 26 + 107 266 39
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 214 145 818 + + + +
HCC T2 Number of Registrations 0 0 0 368 481 545 668 758 816 886
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 6 8 6 10 9 10 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 16 19 15 25 21 29 29
Median TT (Days) + + + 41 64 57 75 72 83 83
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 34 57 45 64 61 71 74
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 47 78 74 89 87 95 98
Other Exceptions Number of Registrations 0 0 0 8 12 12 32 82 88 86
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 25 4 6 4 4 6 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 29 8 15 19 8 12 15
Median TT (Days) + + + 69 12 34 49 27 33 37
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 40 9 18 38 19 20 26
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 241 141 169 46 48 45
Other Status Number of Registrations 225 381 688 487 441 419 178 203 257 282
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 53 72 70 29 36 15 12 26 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 241 304 948 + + 638 125 37 81 75
Median TT (Days) 1,069 + + + + + + 349 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 691 + + + + + + 167 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 1,074 + +


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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