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Table 15.2

Time to Transplant, 2000 to 2009

New Liver Waiting List Registrations

Blood Type Year of Waiting List Registration
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Number of Registrations 10,880 11,126 9,645 10,324 10,858 10,987 11,037 11,083 11,176 11,262
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 29 14 10 8 8 8 8 8 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 193 168 80 56 43 38 36 40 45 50
Median TT (Days) 3,119 3,295 977 562 400 296 286 319 376 382
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 2,113 2,162 838 492 355 278 259 292 341 342
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 1,117 643 446 329 317 346 410 414
O Number of Registrations 5,074 5,128 4,560 4,806 5,000 5,098 5,163 5,167 5,339 5,257
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 40 42 16 12 9 8 9 8 9 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 284 239 119 68 55 45 41 40 51 55
Median TT (Days) + + + 885 559 398 379 357 517 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 713 470 356 329 320 428 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 1,141 685 466 437 414 624 +
A Number of Registrations 4,123 4,135 3,541 3,799 4,115 4,116 4,116 4,090 4,090 4,153
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 21 24 12 9 9 8 9 9 9 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 150 137 64 52 46 38 40 49 50 49
Median TT (Days) 1,193 1,573 639 516 402 272 282 360 379 375
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 936 1,185 540 436 329 235 251 308 326 322
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,605 2,180 782 650 486 308 350 444 449 446
B Number of Registrations 1,325 1,409 1,176 1,301 1,342 1,334 1,309 1,387 1,377 1,443
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 28 26 13 9 7 6 6 8 7 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 151 139 66 53 34 35 31 39 33 51
Median TT (Days) 1,445 1,186 571 345 219 249 189 245 202 272
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 968 784 433 274 183 200 154 196 176 226
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 3,116 1,974 762 452 289 328 232 325 249 328
AB Number of Registrations 358 454 368 418 401 439 449 439 370 409
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 14 13 5 5 5 6 5 4 6 5
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 94 76 25 23 12 16 13 16 19 15
Median TT (Days) 314 397 136 116 69 73 63 64 70 83
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 232 323 104 78 44 56 43 47 60 65
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 553 645 186 185 131 99 97 90 93 115


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(+) = 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.