Table 6.2

Time to Transplant, 1997 to 2006

New Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List Registrations

Gender Year of Waiting List Registration
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Number of Registrations 187 217 219 266 336 301 322 361 371 404
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 25 24 15 8 24 17 15 18 18 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 105 87 55 49 108 58 57 90 83 111
Median TT (Days) 498 298 190 290 751 300 363 376 358 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 319 195 139 220 450 194 259 293 252 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 700 449 279 475 + 552 544 612 733 +
Female Number of Registrations 98 105 129 146 182 176 174 207 193 210
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 32 29 18 10 26 11 15 18 16 28
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 164 87 71 66 108 64 55 102 86 98
Median TT (Days) 633 264 220 364 + 300 275 449 356 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 423 180 149 224 + 191 151 334 246 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 387 504 934 + 623 476 902 + +
Male Number of Registrations 89 112 90 120 154 125 148 154 178 194
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 10 18 8 6 24 20 13 17 22 24
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 72 92 53 30 110 51 59 73 72 130
Median TT (Days) 319 367 163 228 397 302 406 307 386 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 205 184 107 89 288 156 327 176 229 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 695 889 279 433 1,306 844 799 691 + +


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(+) = 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.