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Table 8.2

Time to Transplant, 2000 to 2009

New Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List Registrations

Age at Registration Year of Waiting List Registration
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Number of Registrations 2,005 1,788 1,743 1,644 1,729 1,786 1,671 1,621 1,603 1,570
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 69 65 63 62 48 48 45 47 53 43
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 225 179 180 176 149 133 132 136 149 136
Median TT (Days) 546 491 471 450 428 451 444 407 412 422
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 508 456 430 405 396 411 403 366 366 376
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 590 539 509 509 480 481 497 445 456 468
<1 Year Number of Registrations 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 811 + + + 12 10 1 111 215 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 811 + + + 12 10 1 111 215 +
Median TT (Days) 811 + + + 12 10 31 111 215 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 1 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
1-5 Years Number of Registrations 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 1 6
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 168 + + + + 2 23 9 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 168 + + + + 25 23 9 11
Median TT (Days) + 168 + + + + 84 30 9 43
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 25 23 + 11
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
6-11 Years Number of Registrations 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 3
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 1 + 29 + + 207 202
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + + 1 + 29 + + 207 202
Median TT (Days) + + + 6 + 29 + + 207 202
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 1 + 29 + + + 202
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
12-17 Years Number of Registrations 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 0 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 300 + 9 + 172 3 7 2 + 275
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 300 + 9 + 172 3 7 2 + 275
Median TT (Days) 300 + 9 + 172 3 + 90 + 275
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 9 + + 3 + 2 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
18-34 Years Number of Registrations 572 508 489 442 414 437 375 385 382 376
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 55 62 76 51 54 41 44 43 56 57
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 190 159 197 136 147 117 143 130 149 159
Median TT (Days) 456 448 459 374 374 385 447 349 366 416
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 411 373 379 322 304 317 376 307 315 368
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 509 514 543 457 446 435 562 447 496 583
35-49 Years Number of Registrations 1,136 1,004 1,025 929 1,014 1,058 952 931 919 905
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 73 67 61 67 51 51 46 48 50 42
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 231 185 177 197 154 136 127 137 149 137
Median TT (Days) 595 501 450 484 432 462 444 416 418 453
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 532 454 416 415 385 413 383 370 366 364
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 669 557 495 543 494 500 509 467 484 517
50-64 Years Number of Registrations 293 272 224 263 294 283 328 294 297 276
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 62 72 68 32 56 48 56 64 37
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 263 178 205 185 135 157 144 156 163 116
Median TT (Days) 613 584 645 526 511 562 450 475 420 388
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 536 443 470 400 408 454 359 365 342 343
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 799 778 810 719 616 763 648 647 547 546
65+ Years Number of Registrations 2 2 2 6 5 2 3 2 2 2
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 921 37 46 189 2,130 + 122 58 533 67
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 921 37 46 374 2,130 + 122 58 533 67
Median TT (Days) 921 37 46 + + + 255 58 533 67
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 921 37 46 + + + 122 58 533 67
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +


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.