Table 3.3

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 1995 to 2004

Kidney

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 534 536 616 745 708 796 840 856 1,055 1,240
Cardiac Arrest - - 1 4 2 - - 2 - -
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 45 24 59 85 63 87 93 96 84 115
Poor Organ Function 224 240 270 353 358 379 440 421 555 604
Donor Medical/Social History 80 127 98 105 89 112 114 124 162 247
Biopsy Findings 4 12 14 17 8 23 11 17 14 6
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 26 20 44 26 30 38 24 40 47 54
No Recipient Found (2) 24 15 26 30 30 45 29 40 43 38
Other 130 98 102 123 128 112 129 116 150 176
Unknown 1 - 2 2 - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest - - 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% - - 0.2% - -
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 8.4% 4.5% 9.6% 11.4% 8.9% 10.9% 11.1% 11.2% 8.0% 9.3%
Poor Organ Function 41.9% 44.8% 43.8% 47.4% 50.6% 47.6% 52.4% 49.2% 52.6% 48.7%
Donor Medical/Social History 15.0% 23.7% 15.9% 14.1% 12.6% 14.1% 13.6% 14.5% 15.4% 19.9%
Biopsy Findings 0.7% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 1.1% 2.9% 1.3% 2.0% 1.3% 0.5%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.9% 3.7% 7.1% 3.5% 4.2% 4.8% 2.9% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4%
No Recipient Found (2) 4.5% 2.8% 4.2% 4.0% 4.2% 5.7% 3.5% 4.7% 4.1% 3.1%
Other 24.3% 18.3% 16.6% 16.5% 18.1% 14.1% 15.4% 13.6% 14.2% 14.2%
Unknown 0.2% - 0.3% 0.3% - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(%) = 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.