Table 3.13

Disposition of Organs Recovered from Deceased Donors, 1993 to 2002

Heart

Organ Disposition Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 2,442 2,525 2,491 2,462 2,426 2,449 2,315 2,283 2,275 2,221
Local Transplant 1,653 1,707 1,707 1,691 1,586 1,592 1,534 1,526 1,505 1,410
Shared Transplant 696 692 716 679 765 800 704 714 722 773
Local Not Used 27 18 25 79 54 40 46 17 22 9
Shared Not Used 5 5 7 1 3 6 4 2 4 2
Research 60 102 35 9 16 9 19 9 6 6
Export 1 1 1 3 2 2 7 13 16 20
Unknown - - - - - - 1 2 - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Local Transplant 67.7% 67.6% 68.5% 68.7% 65.4% 65.0% 66.3% 66.8% 66.2% 63.5%
Shared Transplant 28.5% 27.4% 28.7% 27.6% 31.5% 32.7% 30.4% 31.3% 31.7% 34.8%
Local Not Used 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 3.2% 2.2% 1.6% 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% 0.4%
Shared Not Used 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
Research 2.5% 4.0% 1.4% 0.4% 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Export 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9%
Unknown - - - - - - 0.0% 0.1% - 0.0%

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

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

(-) = None in category.

Each organ or organ segment has its own disposition counted separately.

Includes organs recovered for transplant but not transplanted, as well as organs transplanted.

Hearts recovered for valves are excluded.