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Table 3.8

Reasons for Non-Use of Recovered Organs, 1999 to 2008

Liver

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 307 301 261 187 243 315 363 430 509 424
Extended Ischemia Time 6 5 5 5 10 9 9 17 21 23
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 27 27 26 15 25 35 34 51 41 42
Poor Organ Function/Infection 40 40 34 25 24 34 36 40 54 51
Donor Medical/Social History 5 5 3 6 6 5 7 5 6 4
Biopsy Findings 135 149 127 91 127 157 186 218 271 203
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 11 6 6 5 3 10 7 11 11 8
No Recipient Found (2) 13 20 11 10 12 13 16 21 24 16
Other 45 29 36 22 22 39 55 52 77 72
Unknown 25 20 13 8 14 13 13 15 4 5
Not Collected Prior to 4/94 - - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Extended Ischemia Time 2.0% 1.7% 1.9% 2.7% 4.1% 2.9% 2.5% 4.0% 4.1% 5.4%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 8.8% 9.0% 10.0% 8.0% 10.3% 11.1% 9.4% 11.9% 8.1% 9.9%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 13.0% 13.3% 13.0% 13.4% 9.9% 10.8% 9.9% 9.3% 10.6% 12.0%
Donor Medical/Social History 1.6% 1.7% 1.1% 3.2% 2.5% 1.6% 1.9% 1.2% 1.2% 0.9%
Biopsy Findings 44.0% 49.5% 48.7% 48.7% 52.3% 49.8% 51.2% 50.7% 53.2% 47.9%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 3.6% 2.0% 2.3% 2.7% 1.2% 3.2% 1.9% 2.6% 2.2% 1.9%
No Recipient Found (2) 4.2% 6.6% 4.2% 5.3% 4.9% 4.1% 4.4% 4.9% 4.7% 3.8%
Other 14.7% 9.6% 13.8% 11.8% 9.1% 12.4% 15.2% 12.1% 15.1% 17.0%
Unknown 8.1% 6.6% 5.0% 4.3% 5.8% 4.1% 3.6% 3.5% 0.8% 1.2%
Not Collected Prior to 4/94 - - - - - - - - - -


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-use not collected prior to April 1, 1994.

Includes organs recovered for transplant, but not transplanted.



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