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Table 3.6

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 1999 to 2008

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 2,849 2,858 2,761 2,814 3,088 3,501 3,842 4,495 4,852 4,928
Cardiac Arrest 22 24 16 23 15 11 12 25 39 51
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 184 266 232 234 253 266 290 339 381 338
Poor Organ Function 1,181 1,091 1,102 1,056 1,206 1,293 1,388 1,601 1,755 1,702
Donor Medical/Social History 367 380 367 421 522 683 671 849 739 701
Biopsy Findings 9 4 2 14 2 6 3 4 2 3
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 150 183 163 191 199 237 249 296 253 203
No Recipient Found (2) 395 435 408 383 330 340 446 651 837 1,095
Other 541 475 471 492 561 665 782 730 846 833
Unknown - - - - - - 1 - - 2
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 1.0%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 6.5% 9.3% 8.4% 8.3% 8.2% 7.6% 7.5% 7.5% 7.9% 6.9%
Poor Organ Function 41.5% 38.2% 39.9% 37.5% 39.1% 36.9% 36.1% 35.6% 36.2% 34.5%
Donor Medical/Social History 12.9% 13.3% 13.3% 15.0% 16.9% 19.5% 17.5% 18.9% 15.2% 14.2%
Biopsy Findings 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 5.3% 6.4% 5.9% 6.8% 6.4% 6.8% 6.5% 6.6% 5.2% 4.1%
No Recipient Found (2) 13.9% 15.2% 14.8% 13.6% 10.7% 9.7% 11.6% 14.5% 17.3% 22.2%
Other 19.0% 16.6% 17.1% 17.5% 18.2% 19.0% 20.4% 16.2% 17.4% 16.9%
Unknown - - - - - - 0.0% - - 0.0%


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

(%) = 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.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.



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