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Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Lung Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 764 777 825 887 920 961 1,064 1,285 1,325 1,382
Drowning 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 5 4
Seizure 10 5 8 8 4 11 7 13 15 18
Drug Intoxication 7 9 8 7 14 17 27 23 26 55
Asphyxiation 11 16 9 14 10 8 16 21 32 24
Cardiovascular 15 21 20 32 23 41 53 75 49 54
Gunshot/Stab 160 151 152 169 174 183 209 263 265 269
Blunt Injury 259 241 289 280 318 324 349 406 404 396
SIDS 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 - -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 270 298 307 349 350 340 363 437 489 520
Natural Causes - 1 3 6 7 13 9 13 9 11
Other 23 33 27 19 18 23 27 30 31 31
Unknown 4 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
Seizure 1.3% 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3%
Drug Intoxication 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 2.5% 1.8% 2.0% 4.0%
Asphyxiation 1.4% 2.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 1.6% 2.4% 1.7%
Cardiovascular 2.0% 2.7% 2.4% 3.6% 2.5% 4.3% 5.0% 5.8% 3.7% 3.9%
Gunshot/Stab 20.9% 19.4% 18.4% 19.1% 18.9% 19.0% 19.6% 20.5% 20.0% 19.5%
Blunt Injury 33.9% 31.0% 35.0% 31.6% 34.6% 33.7% 32.8% 31.6% 30.5% 28.7%
SIDS 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.1% - - 0.1% - -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 35.3% 38.4% 37.2% 39.3% 38.0% 35.4% 34.1% 34.0% 36.9% 37.6%
Natural Causes - 0.1% 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.4% 0.8% 1.0% 0.7% 0.8%
Other 3.0% 4.2% 3.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2%
Unknown 0.5% - - - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(%) = 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.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

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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