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Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Residency Year of Waiting List Registration
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Number of Registrations 21,002 22,284 22,337 23,483 24,414 27,125 29,142 31,502 32,861 33,051
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 113 115 107 107 111 108 106 121 119
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 314 338 348 339 354 358 343 359 406 450
Median TT (Days) 1,127 1,204 1,180 1,146 1,152 1,219 1,269 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,096 1,171 1,144 1,115 1,121 1,183 1,232 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,163 1,241 1,216 1,180 1,187 1,257 1,319 + + +
U.S. Resident Number of Registrations 20,808 22,078 22,169 23,343 24,207 26,893 28,735 31,199 32,548 32,718
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 113 115 106 107 111 107 106 121 119
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 312 337 348 338 353 357 337 357 403 446
Median TT (Days) 1,123 1,196 1,178 1,142 1,148 1,212 1,243 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,090 1,164 1,142 1,113 1,119 1,178 1,210 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,158 1,232 1,214 1,176 1,185 1,253 1,284 + + +
Nonresident Alien Number of Registrations 170 196 158 135 200 186 227 232 224 265
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 131 189 117 198 100 147 203 52 146 82
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 619 681 294 479 390 474 608 482 515 +
Median TT (Days) 1,769 + 1,277 + 1,517 1,497 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,193 + 958 + 1,064 1,028 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 2,092 + + + + +
Unknown Number of Registrations 24 10 10 5 7 46 180 71 89 68
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 93 202 + 403 + + + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,198 + + 1,123 + + + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
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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