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Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Kidney-Pancreas 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 1,804 2,007 1,788 1,743 1,644 1,729 1,786 1,671 1,622 1,603
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 64 68 65 63 62 48 48 45 47 53
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 176 224 179 180 176 149 134 132 136 149
Median TT (Days) 446 543 492 471 453 428 451 444 406 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 420 507 456 430 408 396 412 403 366 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 480 588 539 509 512 480 482 497 445 +
<1 Year Number of Registrations 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 811 + + + 12 10 1 111 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 811 + + + 12 10 1 111 +
Median TT (Days) + 811 + + + 12 10 31 111 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 1 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1 + 168 + + + + 2 23 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 95 + 168 + + + + 25 23 10
Median TT (Days) + + 168 + + + + 84 30 10
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + 25 23 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-11 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 1 + 29 + + 207
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 1 + 29 + + 207
Median TT (Days) + + + + 6 + 29 + + 207
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 1 + 29 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
12-17 Years Number of Registrations 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2,079 300 + 9 + 172 3 7 2 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 2,079 300 + 9 + 172 3 7 2 +
Median TT (Days) 2,079 300 + 9 + 172 3 + 90 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 9 + + 3 + 2 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 504 572 508 489 442 414 437 375 385 381
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 52 55 62 76 51 54 41 44 43 56
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 190 159 197 136 147 117 143 130 150
Median TT (Days) 457 451 448 459 374 374 385 447 349 447
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 397 409 373 379 322 304 317 376 307 335
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 548 507 514 543 457 446 435 562 447 +
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 1,096 1,138 1,004 1,025 929 1,014 1,058 952 932 920
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 69 73 67 61 67 51 51 46 48 50
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 181 231 185 177 197 154 137 127 136 149
Median TT (Days) 443 591 501 450 484 432 463 444 416 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 411 530 454 416 416 385 414 383 369 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 480 668 557 495 546 494 501 509 467 +
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 194 293 272 224 263 294 283 328 294 297
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 67 91 62 72 68 32 56 48 56 64
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 176 263 178 205 185 135 157 144 156 163
Median TT (Days) 436 613 607 645 526 511 546 450 460 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 333 536 455 470 400 408 454 359 356 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 610 799 779 810 719 616 747 648 + +
65+ Years Number of Registrations 4 2 2 2 6 5 2 3 2 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 184 921 37 46 189 + + 122 58 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 184 921 37 46 + + + 122 58 +
Median TT (Days) 439 921 37 46 + + + 255 58 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 184 921 37 46 + + + 122 58 +
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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