Table 3.5

Reasons for Non-Use of Recovered Organs, 1993 to 2002

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 76 69 100 156 187 189 262 269 355 333
Extended Ischemia Time - 8 10 8 3 15 16 24 23 26
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) - 6 20 29 31 35 39 61 88 81
Poor Organ Function/Infection - - 1 19 15 21 40 35 45 41
Donor Medical/Social History - 3 2 3 9 4 10 7 19 14
Biopsy Findings - 2 5 7 8 8 9 7 4 4
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - 1 4 2 6 3 3 3 5 6
No Recipient Found (2) - 1 10 23 18 27 27 37 43 31
Other - 32 38 50 90 70 64 46 50 61
Unknown - 2 10 15 7 6 54 49 78 69
Not Collected Prior to 4/94 76 14 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Extended Ischemia Time - 11.6% 10.0% 5.1% 1.6% 7.9% 6.1% 8.9% 6.5% 7.8%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) - 8.7% 20.0% 18.6% 16.6% 18.5% 14.9% 22.7% 24.8% 24.3%
Poor Organ Function/Infection - - 1.0% 12.2% 8.0% 11.1% 15.3% 13.0% 12.7% 12.3%
Donor Medical/Social History - 4.3% 2.0% 1.9% 4.8% 2.1% 3.8% 2.6% 5.4% 4.2%
Biopsy Findings - 2.9% 5.0% 4.5% 4.3% 4.2% 3.4% 2.6% 1.1% 1.2%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - 1.4% 4.0% 1.3% 3.2% 1.6% 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.8%
No Recipient Found (2) - 1.4% 10.0% 14.7% 9.6% 14.3% 10.3% 13.8% 12.1% 9.3%
Other - 46.4% 38.0% 32.1% 48.1% 37.0% 24.4% 17.1% 14.1% 18.3%
Unknown - 2.9% 10.0% 9.6% 3.7% 3.2% 20.6% 18.2% 22.0% 20.7%
Not Collected Prior to 4/94 100.0% 20.3% - - - - - - - -

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

(1) = Organ Unsatisfactory: Organ Damage or Anatomic Abnormalities.

(2) = No Recipient Found: Recipient Not Located or List Exhausted.

Reasons for non-use not collected prior to April 1, 1994.

Includes organs recovered for transplant, but not transplanted.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.