Table 3.12

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 1993 to 2002

Intestine

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 21 1,871 2,684 2,880 3,033 3,495 3,738 3,850 3,895 3,958
Cardiac Arrest - 19 31 21 19 20 21 19 15 24
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) - 15 19 20 36 54 84 110 82 87
Poor Organ Function/Infection 9 139 360 488 547 625 853 905 1,020 1,071
Donor Medical/Social History - 123 166 211 240 350 304 336 348 351
Biopsy Findings - 2 8 7 6 46 5 1 1 4
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 - 28 53 79 88 99 118 136 127 121
No Recipient Found (2) 7 954 1,277 1,197 1,231 1,205 1,390 1,609 1,513 1,390
Other 5 585 768 843 851 1,089 963 734 789 910
Unknown - 6 2 14 15 7 - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest - 1.0% 1.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) - 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 1.2% 1.5% 2.2% 2.9% 2.1% 2.2%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 42.9% 7.4% 13.4% 16.9% 18.0% 17.9% 22.8% 23.5% 26.2% 27.1%
Donor Medical/Social History - 6.6% 6.2% 7.3% 7.9% 10.0% 8.1% 8.7% 8.9% 8.9%
Biopsy Findings - 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 1.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 - 1.5% 2.0% 2.7% 2.9% 2.8% 3.2% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1%
No Recipient Found (2) 33.3% 51.0% 47.6% 41.6% 40.6% 34.5% 37.2% 41.8% 38.8% 35.1%
Other 23.8% 31.3% 28.6% 29.3% 28.1% 31.2% 25.8% 19.1% 20.3% 23.0%
Unknown - 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% - - - -

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-recovery are shown for all organs from deceased donors who donated at least one solid organ.