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Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 1999 to 2008

New Kidney-Pancreas 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 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 +
Alabama Number of Registrations 49 53 25 27 40 24 33 33 18 27
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 145 173 99 130 72 134 49 58 49 97
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 241 275 250 166 161 176 101 100 189 204
Median TT (Days) 463 933 418 341 380 295 501 228 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 307 466 271 214 304 262 294 129 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 890 676 708 950 + 503 + +
Arkansas Number of Registrations 10 15 13 6 7 8 19 13 7 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 128 74 129 401 378 35 46 133 56 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 358 164 417 406 380 167 127 220 59 +
Median TT (Days) 871 339 1,169 822 667 399 348 261 128 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 358 192 417 406 380 177 309 220 59 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + 490 + + +
Arizona Number of Registrations 39 36 29 17 15 20 43 39 53 48
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 38 77 135 42 28 16 19 28 65 63
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 122 316 293 72 45 55 56 74 139 115
Median TT (Days) 433 638 433 182 130 113 115 177 285 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 328 470 366 91 55 56 93 149 233 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,390 643 + 949 318 192 314 334 +
California Number of Registrations 270 245 193 255 276 283 310 259 269 209
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 107 146 158 122 117 127 109 109 93 97
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 246 337 284 360 293 380 382 435 376 +
Median TT (Days) 568 880 621 1,019 1,154 845 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 475 748 545 853 886 662 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 789 1,052 879 2,056 1,806 1,462 + + + +
Colorado Number of Registrations 29 31 24 22 22 18 34 16 20 26
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 306 135 34 113 52 22 109 65 127 101
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 605 251 122 215 87 93 224 116 191 152
Median TT (Days) 1,349 666 478 351 236 369 464 278 381 249
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 779 371 207 258 154 252 355 163 233 194
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 1,288 1,260 + 702 624 678 675 701 +
Connecticut Number of Registrations 7 17 16 8 7 11 11 3 8 12
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 45 29 77 4 1 38 248 596 211 72
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 443 295 250 98 218 40 340 596 + 122
Median TT (Days) 937 708 1,086 + 1,144 545 1,260 596 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 443 316 634 + 218 145 952 596 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
District of Columbia Number of Registrations 34 48 52 36 32 21 37 33 14 19
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 319 131 106 146 93 89 103 177 20
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 287 671 443 281 304 209 290 243 589 77
Median TT (Days) 560 + + 908 960 1,213 1,434 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 451 + + 429 602 242 501 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,086 + + + + + + + + +
Florida Number of Registrations 39 70 109 107 79 98 88 111 82 74
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 28 22 34 24 16 20 23 17 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 31 59 62 84 64 41 45 58 31 47
Median TT (Days) 116 122 108 235 184 146 103 178 162 94
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 83 105 89 199 115 94 77 131 102 73
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 193 151 143 273 307 203 181 231 210 157
Georgia Number of Registrations 31 48 61 34 33 38 39 38 41 67
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 70 22 71 24 30 64 36 75 128
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 97 165 92 117 50 87 127 67 140 169
Median TT (Days) 219 294 207 229 73 218 224 216 192 330
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 120 218 153 171 63 162 179 97 160 253
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 615 1,260 262 1,224 145 261 458 407 349 +
Hawaii Number of Registrations 3 3 1 4 2 6 2 5 2 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 2 675 51 2 14 54 26 41 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 2 675 51 2 502 54 158 41 +
Median TT (Days) 33 216 675 52 2 630 54 341 41 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 2 2 + 51 2 502 54 158 41 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Iowa Number of Registrations 23 29 21 10 19 12 13 19 18 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 23 110 91 44 50 77 56 51 118 128
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 43 230 391 67 155 241 124 269 224 229
Median TT (Days) 126 520 588 83 + 336 572 + 370 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 56 333 426 67 + 269 124 + 260 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 221 654 791 217 + + + + + +
Illinois Number of Registrations 105 120 107 132 116 114 98 95 83 86
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 193 159 148 161 100 112 88 121 118
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 259 366 352 288 290 218 362 268 187 340
Median TT (Days) 489 589 653 503 410 432 623 675 407 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 427 521 526 459 366 366 509 438 342 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 748 750 815 616 495 615 1,043 1,120 + +
Indiana Number of Registrations 10 16 6 19 24 38 46 46 59 41
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 104 42 158 32 26 11 12 89 29 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 124 149 286 133 47 30 30 155 85 149
Median TT (Days) 252 876 604 377 106 143 158 284 367 318
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 124 422 286 238 79 84 86 239 226 179
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 528 191 198 314 366 + +
Kansas Number of Registrations 18 28 18 21 19 7 17 20 13 13
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3 73 37 90 453 285 263 286 237 234
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 12 285 147 178 780 370 382 487 418 313
Median TT (Days) 38 345 205 253 + 463 822 816 711 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 16 302 153 178 + 370 493 590 418 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 220 518 331 + + + + + + +
Kentucky Number of Registrations 39 21 21 19 18 18 12 16 19 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 59 201 184 23 120 60 14 48 64 13
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 250 256 56 174 125 17 61 92 113
Median TT (Days) 247 430 384 204 293 179 41 208 149 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 180 288 256 146 184 147 34 176 133 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 425 452 565 + 563 + 309 + 220 +
Louisiana Number of Registrations 42 46 47 34 52 25 26 23 30 43
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 203 176 176 71 135 29 33 27 29 29
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 367 350 405 247 213 112 226 89 89 85
Median TT (Days) 551 540 622 536 370 221 618 230 356 214
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 403 406 510 302 264 160 368 103 130 103
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,463 1,245 1,298 + 539 577 + 447 + +
Massachusetts Number of Registrations 9 20 18 13 41 30 31 18 23 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 174 144 30 133 83 14 149 195 44 45
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 311 889 118 254 183 313 338 429 160 +
Median TT (Days) 781 2,276 215 594 592 931 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 311 1,022 133 285 311 383 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 1,069 + 2,148 + + + + +
Maryland Number of Registrations 89 97 73 63 35 47 43 55 30 34
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 104 57 108 70 162 91 85 12 34 19
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 230 107 205 309 297 175 145 85 64 150
Median TT (Days) 497 600 726 632 774 476 281 202 134 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 412 424 324 527 448 285 219 149 116 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,251 + + 1,040 + 815 + 360 + +
Maine Number of Registrations 0 0 0 6 7 6 1 0 1 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 168 120 146 + + + 113
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 208 215 167 + + + 113
Median TT (Days) + + + 210 320 175 + + + 113
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 208 215 167 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Michigan Number of Registrations 50 30 20 22 39 56 55 46 29 45
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 153 180 203 128 91 87 63 67 88 22
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 643 575 522 315 210 206 149 287 327 89
Median TT (Days) + 940 653 566 461 506 412 + + 308
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 800 608 439 274 415 288 + + 139
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 734 743 745 665 + + +
Minnesota Number of Registrations 117 151 136 79 76 77 59 58 50 48
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 49 39 28 43 58 71 55 58 63
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 112 113 127 142 114 136 100 230 112
Median TT (Days) 405 395 360 376 526 724 456 759 624 350
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 286 299 206 220 283 408 289 327 419 203
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 639 592 755 631 934 1,108 813 1,060 + +
Missouri Number of Registrations 23 23 13 10 20 39 29 17 16 23
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 274 217 155 54 185 50 131 27 31 42
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 652 307 677 358 517 205 210 99 218 141
Median TT (Days) 965 1,769 760 + 1,173 362 423 326 465 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 673 738 677 + 569 295 374 109 230 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + 537 + + + +
North Carolina Number of Registrations 43 56 40 75 65 57 54 53 46 54
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 84 74 30 48 174 24 95 75 15 69
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 165 173 239 122 315 154 165 247 82 144
Median TT (Days) 781 415 729 338 503 438 491 383 279 265
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 333 307 396 190 414 315 393 302 141 210
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 570 2,196 609 680 602 795 574 482 387
North Dakota Number of Registrations 0 0 7 11 5 3 2 9 4 5
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 4 175 16 789 245 45 2 42
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 231 215 30 789 245 883 2 64
Median TT (Days) + + 394 844 123 855 245 + 194 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 231 649 30 789 245 + 2 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Nebraska Number of Registrations 21 19 15 11 18 16 23 22 12 16
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 52 32 77 40 41 73 76 167 50 43
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 73 320 122 43 78 196 159 383 130 77
Median TT (Days) 175 598 223 160 237 400 486 524 196 159
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 139 422 178 106 82 258 251 464 135 82
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 344 + 730 345 864 1,077 1,226 + + 412
New Hampshire Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 13 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 13 150 177 55
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + 83 232 303 +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + 191 261 631 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 94 253 303 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New Jersey Number of Registrations 29 34 67 77 77 56 39 47 41 43
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 74 42 84 93 187 43 94 48 35 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 139 76 357 357 512 284 152 130 64 288
Median TT (Days) 382 255 972 870 1,051 768 526 393 289 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 242 154 670 687 760 470 333 253 214 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 673 2,058 + + + 853 551 436 +
Nevada Number of Registrations 1 4 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 0
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 89 215 835 34 92 + + + +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 89 230 835 34 92 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + 509 270 835 34 92 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 89 230 835 + 92 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
New York Number of Registrations 94 75 67 77 52 72 77 61 60 79
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 88 135 122 119 142 83 78 82 90 56
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 224 394 562 368 433 247 215 289 198 355
Median TT (Days) 619 1,213 931 1,025 1,391 968 632 996 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 456 756 754 752 931 548 343 532 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,030 + + + + + + + + +
Ohio Number of Registrations 93 113 105 86 72 89 94 70 81 84
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 182 117 117 76 58 30 58 42 30 62
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 324 356 226 243 111 73 93 114 66 149
Median TT (Days) 455 607 491 538 237 435 344 260 182 331
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 392 498 407 373 169 277 198 168 126 254
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 578 871 715 947 287 673 493 496 230 +
Oklahoma Number of Registrations 13 22 10 14 16 7 7 6 4 13
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 429 203 388 91 247 38 258 406 213 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 440 546 1,132 279 361 839 429 + 213 +
Median TT (Days) 712 1,433 1,318 480 783 1,346 488 + 558 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 440 944 1,132 400 486 839 429 + 213 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,109 + + + + +
Oregon Number of Registrations 8 13 16 11 13 4 6 14 15 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 22 155 45 38 254 108 23 17 20 14
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 42 700 249 86 289 108 47 26 116 54
Median TT (Days) 1,111 903 375 171 413 138 64 76 183 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 263 700 309 140 302 108 47 32 131 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 263 + + + 290 + +
Pennsylvania Number of Registrations 132 179 122 108 95 127 116 126 116 122
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 56 92 51 35 22 40 39 55 74 142
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 142 261 217 135 133 157 171 166 330 370
Median TT (Days) 426 473 495 487 321 411 455 778 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 321 411 382 299 200 275 374 530 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 554 538 644 672 570 495 678 + + +
Puerto Rico Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 13
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 55 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 128 180
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + 386 244
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + 136 180
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Rhode Island Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 5 4 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 80 220 11 145 69 116
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + 80 220 29 214 69 116
Median TT (Days) + + + + 204 220 95 + 512 116
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 80 + 29 + 69 116
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
South Carolina Number of Registrations 18 23 26 23 18 17 10 19 24 22
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 64 7 142 111 40 36 23 107 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 64 91 28 178 126 71 179 78 200 79
Median TT (Days) 79 140 85 315 330 209 247 279 463 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 66 96 68 212 278 83 179 187 315 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 174 186 236 446 979 605 + 893 + +
South Dakota Number of Registrations 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 0 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 39 34 60 + 273
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + + + 57 34 60 + 273
Median TT (Days) + + + + + 110 62 60 + 273
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + 79 34 + + 273
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Tennessee Number of Registrations 37 54 45 28 29 24 39 30 21 25
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 24 27 129 28 33 28 40 21 57 36
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 57 59 274 178 77 143 87 78 77 107
Median TT (Days) 164 256 570 480 342 396 426 258 159 317
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 93 92 419 317 244 219 339 94 83 119
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 265 741 + + 1,075 934 + 330 306 +
Texas Number of Registrations 105 97 104 110 63 89 90 91 125 121
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 107 156 63 129 54 21 36 23 22 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 211 334 258 260 134 76 78 65 68 91
Median TT (Days) 545 600 583 559 398 406 322 286 205 279
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 405 502 429 482 295 248 199 182 165 169
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 791 + 736 2,200 650 1,124 806 781 341 +
Utah Number of Registrations 12 8 10 15 11 10 6 18 22 15
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 17 11 40 24 93 43 7 30 21 59
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 46 18 126 39 115 97 9 41 57 197
Median TT (Days) 141 62 320 302 163 105 37 104 191 206
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 61 60 126 148 143 97 9 57 77 197
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 272 + + 356 313 483 + 483 607 +
Virginia Number of Registrations 30 29 27 37 24 31 37 29 23 18
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 66 27 11 34 148 83 65 40 100 57
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 148 124 83 206 206 134 143 130 162 107
Median TT (Days) 335 298 243 390 720 415 378 477 416 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 197 201 141 249 337 264 187 143 244 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 640 724 588 874 + 661 621 781 581 +
Vermont Number of Registrations 1 0 0 6 9 6 2 7 6 9
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 77 74 403 236 26 121 21
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 97 526 611 236 241 150 77
Median TT (Days) + + + 182 + + 236 623 234 222
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 97 + + 236 241 150 77
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Washington Number of Registrations 41 43 36 20 27 39 35 26 28 28
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 170 247 108 50 20 92 208 46 87 101
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 340 395 213 91 77 153 322 105 131 200
Median TT (Days) 624 941 475 454 271 280 504 365 481 313
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 423 815 297 110 202 183 354 200 143 269
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,125 + 799 + + 821 873 770 + +
Wisconsin Number of Registrations 90 91 83 88 66 75 84 66 71 59
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 25 42 30 29 24 9 22 40 15
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 57 77 86 102 83 75 21 60 100 44
Median TT (Days) 243 305 209 238 225 215 96 189 236 271
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 175 246 154 167 136 153 54 92 178 134
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 331 347 268 272 305 319 148 338 427 +


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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