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Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Pancreas Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 1,628 1,698 1,817 1,873 1,771 2,019 2,043 2,031 1,932 1,830
Drowning 10 5 14 9 6 18 14 13 12 23
Seizure 9 11 14 12 10 12 11 17 19 22
Drug Intoxication 13 18 21 26 28 42 40 42 63 59
Asphyxiation 45 39 45 36 33 61 62 61 49 64
Cardiovascular 61 50 63 65 59 69 105 98 78 102
Gunshot/Stab 313 309 329 320 335 355 393 378 367 370
Blunt Injury 628 668 715 793 754 807 842 820 793 671
SIDS 1 - 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 4
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 495 547 563 548 489 586 513 532 471 440
Natural Causes 4 10 5 14 13 16 10 13 14 15
Other 45 41 47 49 42 52 51 56 62 60
Unknown 4 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.9% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 1.3%
Seizure 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2%
Drug Intoxication 0.8% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.6% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 3.3% 3.2%
Asphyxiation 2.8% 2.3% 2.5% 1.9% 1.9% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.5% 3.5%
Cardiovascular 3.7% 2.9% 3.5% 3.5% 3.3% 3.4% 5.1% 4.8% 4.0% 5.6%
Gunshot/Stab 19.2% 18.2% 18.1% 17.1% 18.9% 17.6% 19.2% 18.6% 19.0% 20.2%
Blunt Injury 38.6% 39.3% 39.4% 42.3% 42.6% 40.0% 41.2% 40.4% 41.0% 36.7%
SIDS 0.1% - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 30.4% 32.2% 31.0% 29.3% 27.6% 29.0% 25.1% 26.2% 24.4% 24.0%
Natural Causes 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8%
Other 2.8% 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 3.2% 3.3%
Unknown 0.2% - - - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.



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