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Table 3.17

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

Lung

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 65 39 51 40 38 52 50 48 70 51
Extended Ischemia Time 5 1 1 - 1 1 - - 3 1
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 14 9 8 9 8 9 13 6 20 7
Poor Organ Function/Infection 15 9 11 6 3 10 4 8 4 12
Donor Medical/Social History 2 1 1 - 1 - 5 1 - 4
Biopsy Findings - 1 - - - 3 - 1 4 1
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - - - - - - - 2 - -
No Recipient Found (2) 14 4 13 4 7 4 2 4 9 7
Other 9 11 14 14 14 25 17 26 30 19
Unknown 6 3 3 7 4 - 9 - - -
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 7.7% 2.6% 2.0% - 2.6% 1.9% - - 4.3% 2.0%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 21.5% 23.1% 15.7% 22.5% 21.1% 17.3% 26.0% 12.5% 28.6% 13.7%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 23.1% 23.1% 21.6% 15.0% 7.9% 19.2% 8.0% 16.7% 5.7% 23.5%
Donor Medical/Social History 3.1% 2.6% 2.0% - 2.6% - 10.0% 2.1% - 7.8%
Biopsy Findings - 2.6% - - - 5.8% - 2.1% 5.7% 2.0%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - - - - - - - 4.2% - -
No Recipient Found (2) 21.5% 10.3% 25.5% 10.0% 18.4% 7.7% 4.0% 8.3% 12.9% 13.7%
Other 13.8% 28.2% 27.5% 35.0% 36.8% 48.1% 34.0% 54.2% 42.9% 37.3%
Unknown 9.2% 7.7% 5.9% 17.5% 10.5% - 18.0% - - -
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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