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Table 3.15

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

Heart

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 2,003 2,009 2,047 2,213 2,597 3,056 3,326 3,712 3,821 3,779
Cardiac Arrest 31 36 35 35 33 39 39 58 79 102
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 64 61 74 92 74 70 115 124 119 115
Poor Organ Function 1,213 1,221 1,244 1,317 1,485 1,688 1,852 1,923 1,915 1,899
Donor Medical/Social History 213 194 223 242 352 442 468 559 543 482
Biopsy Findings 3 - - 7 1 2 2 1 - -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 97 120 107 117 154 184 189 240 205 182
No Recipient Found (2) 164 167 169 169 187 237 287 350 396 444
Other 218 210 195 234 311 394 373 457 564 554
Unknown - - - - - - 1 - - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.6% 2.1% 2.7%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 3.2% 3.0% 3.6% 4.2% 2.8% 2.3% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.0%
Poor Organ Function 60.6% 60.8% 60.8% 59.5% 57.2% 55.2% 55.7% 51.8% 50.1% 50.3%
Donor Medical/Social History 10.6% 9.7% 10.9% 10.9% 13.6% 14.5% 14.1% 15.1% 14.2% 12.8%
Biopsy Findings 0.1% - - 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% - -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.8% 6.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.9% 6.0% 5.7% 6.5% 5.4% 4.8%
No Recipient Found (2) 8.2% 8.3% 8.3% 7.6% 7.2% 7.8% 8.6% 9.4% 10.4% 11.7%
Other 10.9% 10.5% 9.5% 10.6% 12.0% 12.9% 11.2% 12.3% 14.8% 14.7%
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.

Hearts recovered for valves are excluded.



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