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Table 15.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Liver Waiting List Registrations

Waitlist Center State 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 +
Alabama Number of Registrations 234 175 182 76 74 107 99 91 119 132
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 117 109 9 11 8 5 5 3 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 271 350 435 32 23 40 13 13 8 21
Median TT (Days) 737 + + 162 108 170 62 52 41 53
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 524 + + 90 63 87 33 38 23 42
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 958 + + 485 234 313 113 83 80 71
Arkansas Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 36 39
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 2 5 9 12
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 9 23 24 55
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 46 54 88 164
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 27 28 40 97
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 212 322 474 291
Arizona Number of Registrations 94 121 166 157 181 198 222 220 251 241
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 29 19 31 16 28 21 8 27 14 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 111 99 216 74 125 106 65 168 125 88
Median TT (Days) + 711 + 1,181 + 1,121 1,058 974 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 351 + 558 + 371 446 448 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
California Number of Registrations 1,714 1,797 1,967 1,782 1,784 1,644 1,562 1,716 1,662 1,615
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 46 30 38 26 23 13 9 11 12 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 492 403 279 186 201 157 104 115 158 164
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Colorado Number of Registrations 147 184 260 220 177 197 159 166 185 169
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 83 72 40 34 25 13 9 24 40
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 210 407 622 266 230 170 106 99 138 155
Median TT (Days) 746 + + 1,555 + + 1,045 450 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 452 + + 1,061 + + 442 338 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,073 + + + + + + 1,085 + +
Connecticut Number of Registrations 73 68 69 55 59 60 57 52 69 125
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 26 9 12 4 15 12 22 46 6 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 61 68 45 57 76 34 105 168 49 82
Median TT (Days) + 290 354 + 1,152 595 251 458 236 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 209 244 + 242 109 168 227 141 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 456 +
District of Columbia Number of Registrations 101 96 143 161 150 134 122 139 146 102
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 73 21 27 27 17 16 20 5 20 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 263 209 266 176 236 102 60 60 87 38
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 908 732 217 322 153
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 263 220 176 251 107
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 667 669 +
Delaware Number of Registrations 0 42 48 36 20 27 19 14 13 11
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 72 36 37 10 58 19 13 9 3
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 378 421 99 104 142 34 91 111 4
Median TT (Days) + + + 566 380 + 228 168 + 48
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 252 180 + 48 91 + 9
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Florida Number of Registrations 718 766 833 684 655 790 770 707 791 704
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 7 7 6 4 4 4 6 4 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 59 58 54 26 14 12 10 16 15 13
Median TT (Days) 301 256 214 104 60 50 55 54 50 50
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 249 199 181 77 51 39 44 48 44 41
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 359 317 258 138 73 58 65 72 61 61
Georgia Number of Registrations 147 155 188 191 192 245 235 268 257 250
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 18 5 61 14 13 10 9 6 4 4
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 78 72 221 104 95 64 46 28 18 14
Median TT (Days) 189 286 1,437 678 1,123 1,125 369 398 250 133
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 140 201 702 430 507 375 249 187 126 83
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 340 401 + + + + 877 1,064 668 348
Hawaii Number of Registrations 20 19 15 18 17 20 33 25 21 27
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 16 10 11 87 2 5 27 70 27
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 303 48 182 91 191 33 66 67 102 164
Median TT (Days) 1,017 339 + 185 300 + 186 525 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 361 93 + 121 211 + 120 105 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Iowa Number of Registrations 54 65 50 50 44 45 42 41 39 47
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 5 8 6 6 8 21 18 23 27 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 44 29 51 22 34 112 60 69 84 76
Median TT (Days) 142 86 127 75 307 + 159 379 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 71 48 94 47 62 + 80 156 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 192 222 687 151 1,964 + 923 + + +
Illinois Number of Registrations 621 597 585 422 505 516 471 476 475 450
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 49 79 67 24 7 7 6 6 7 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 357 455 395 138 33 39 34 21 40 42
Median TT (Days) + + + + 345 273 214 142 225 306
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 232 185 159 112 162 183
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 590 481 302 230 338 +
Indiana Number of Registrations 127 118 100 114 156 212 229 184 200 157
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 190 145 8 5 4 5 4 6 6 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 444 385 106 14 8 10 10 18 17 13
Median TT (Days) 1,488 1,004 326 73 27 37 38 68 52 53
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,013 777 236 30 18 29 28 51 41 31
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 498 115 33 65 52 97 68 87
Kansas Number of Registrations 48 47 43 32 41 59 78 63 82 121
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 3 12 2 7 6 11 9 6 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 10 44 7 37 48 24 14 10 16
Median TT (Days) 68 44 93 62 164 209 205 52 57 86
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 51 29 68 24 68 78 94 29 35 46
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 96 81 128 147 + 485 361 185 112 162
Kentucky Number of Registrations 65 92 88 103 92 132 130 125 126 135
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 59 70 20 7 10 7 8 7 12 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 128 142 53 43 31 22 23 26 39 38
Median TT (Days) 277 454 390 322 97 112 104 124 284 219
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 169 270 274 165 65 64 73 45 112 103
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 512 + 1,608 653 362 285 277 273 + +
Louisiana Number of Registrations 202 151 217 185 239 250 193 184 218 201
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 4 15 7 5 6 5 5 5 4 7
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 64 82 42 41 18 15 16 20 15 23
Median TT (Days) 371 344 552 169 110 81 104 113 81 85
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 252 222 374 134 75 64 68 77 53 62
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 521 511 888 344 185 147 163 190 127 144
Massachusetts Number of Registrations 433 466 391 321 396 346 416 353 306 380
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 262 55 42 21 29 50 32 20 18 25
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,155 406 257 177 143 197 160 101 115 143
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Maryland Number of Registrations 213 233 180 185 240 192 189 171 220 195
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 32 18 108 20 53 16 11 9 8 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 586 308 674 116 469 170 83 34 36 34
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 1,211 960 736 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 534 176 302 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Michigan Number of Registrations 243 227 283 192 248 278 287 270 241 296
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 149 105 71 14 9 6 6 8 6 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 406 322 219 96 51 19 20 30 39 21
Median TT (Days) + 2,503 1,247 526 339 183 144 206 168 173
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 1,113 655 275 215 104 108 122 113 97
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,405 462 338 252 377 258 +
Minnesota Number of Registrations 348 406 336 277 253 274 286 292 271 266
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 73 59 80 32 18 26 17 19 16 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 242 277 326 226 105 143 91 68 109 73
Median TT (Days) 773 + 1,857 + 513 599 344 463 324 224
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 574 + 1,160 + 326 335 250 345 236 189
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,813 + + + 1,141 1,664 723 764 546 338
Missouri Number of Registrations 235 177 191 154 164 205 195 200 193 204
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 41 31 60 13 9 8 6 7 7 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 154 201 331 76 41 45 20 20 24 23
Median TT (Days) 911 1,134 + 485 318 280 110 79 79 101
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 618 564 + 229 180 165 69 58 52 85
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 816 646 156 109 119 211
North Carolina Number of Registrations 348 381 298 278 294 230 237 221 192 219
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 51 65 66 19 41 26 9 11 10 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 310 471 323 235 288 112 54 45 57 40
Median TT (Days) 2,961 + + + + 1,218 941 528 324 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,370 + + + + 647 468 273 173 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Nebraska Number of Registrations 164 163 167 145 147 147 171 180 155 145
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 10 22 21 24 19 5 10 10 12 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 60 96 131 73 47 30 44 28 34 38
Median TT (Days) 392 278 377 234 156 129 158 106 105 136
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 226 182 313 165 108 83 113 67 80 99
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 569 437 1,060 562 308 189 236 181 246 224
New Jersey Number of Registrations 122 132 139 135 169 139 161 116 121 85
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 18 8 10 15 6 5 10 5 7 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 67 58 75 47 39 20 30 46 23 24
Median TT (Days) 159 320 397 440 674 174 290 206 92 94
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 127 182 212 173 208 99 97 147 64 45
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 247 518 987 + + 568 793 992 357 +
New Mexico Number of Registrations 29 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 46 + + + + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 974 1,062 1,198 920 945 1,027 1,137 1,126 969 897
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 28 27 12 15 11 10 6 10 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 230 307 159 93 117 77 82 29 72 116
Median TT (Days) + + + 2,213 + 827 756 338 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1,320 + 583 505 228 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 1,738 1,508 852 + +
Ohio Number of Registrations 329 332 293 244 259 321 408 398 396 387
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 33 22 14 20 10 6 6 7 9 11
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 148 135 123 95 27 19 26 35 46 42
Median TT (Days) 429 729 852 601 145 109 220 218 211 233
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 356 492 530 373 107 73 136 140 155 158
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 805 + + 1,588 218 157 350 298 337 +
Oklahoma Number of Registrations 70 78 95 62 81 69 92 107 92 118
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 9 22 32 21 7 6 11 14 10 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 56 104 103 108 25 16 41 61 41 43
Median TT (Days) 463 268 401 1,160 159 125 128 370 758 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 189 186 230 399 69 66 75 209 139 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,127 657 866 + 475 194 356 + + +
Oregon Number of Registrations 96 86 69 101 83 96 91 93 90 90
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 79 33 31 19 18 17 29 13 15 34
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 223 149 144 135 58 117 137 46 70 96
Median TT (Days) 1,510 564 1,625 1,888 1,038 1,211 944 544 504 381
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 534 200 392 565 272 483 563 145 141 259
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 982 909 823 727 977 954 961 929 964 999
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 26 53 36 13 9 8 9 14 13 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 217 299 197 57 33 35 42 67 77 97
Median TT (Days) + + + 1,012 334 281 285 482 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 478 209 195 217 356 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 446 424 404 780 + +
South Carolina Number of Registrations 113 122 108 73 54 56 77 79 79 80
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 17 6 9 11 17 8 6 3 3 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 63 72 64 53 30 28 22 10 9 12
Median TT (Days) 240 189 188 259 113 125 105 39 46 42
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 174 137 126 127 77 39 44 29 25 27
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 435 408 291 + 300 714 198 82 86 70
Tennessee Number of Registrations 205 233 205 176 191 181 170 210 291 295
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 50 52 61 14 8 10 8 5 7 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 198 212 303 90 43 90 38 16 26 26
Median TT (Days) 660 944 + 1,001 575 799 328 49 129 129
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 383 498 + 470 275 362 174 36 99 96
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,919 + + 1,783 1,448 1,458 611 82 205 180
Texas Number of Registrations 698 778 804 770 841 1,015 986 1,095 1,152 1,358
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 31 30 45 14 11 9 8 10 8 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 146 206 228 88 68 46 36 40 37 77
Median TT (Days) 468 697 1,686 675 589 586 381 681 475 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 385 555 1,022 519 419 415 302 439 373 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 671 1,000 + 1,090 1,137 898 647 1,055 + +
Utah Number of Registrations 75 68 67 57 65 58 82 125 106 105
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 7 11 72 14 5 10 9 19 13 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 80 152 60 20 29 28 59 104 96
Median TT (Days) 327 287 381 177 73 70 117 403 545 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 215 192 241 94 54 53 70 183 341 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 579 679 925 508 152 121 367 586 + +
Virginia Number of Registrations 185 220 264 204 194 217 172 182 168 196
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 10 27 67 31 16 22 19 8 4 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 176 247 143 78 103 76 32 20 26
Median TT (Days) 716 616 + 1,701 792 1,409 381 289 117 125
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 469 379 + 723 403 553 203 130 80 94
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 869 543 172 212
Washington Number of Registrations 126 141 98 114 140 210 231 185 186 130
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 133 36 26 10 6 4 10 11 10 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 226 204 105 42 24 16 32 42 34 40
Median TT (Days) 611 603 350 216 108 104 284 280 251 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 409 433 207 133 74 68 170 146 153 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,417 1,834 614 392 236 175 557 524 657 +
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 168 160 163 225 197 207 197 194 201 205
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 19 11 15 7 6 6 4 6 6 6
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 66 53 47 26 27 28 15 21 25 16
Median TT (Days) 248 307 170 94 149 188 101 111 86 91
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 207 169 116 74 110 107 53 88 68 55
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 346 473 232 170 212 283 204 178 169 147


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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