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Table 3.2

Reasons for Non-Use of Recovered Organs, 1998 to 2007

Kidney

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 1,071 1,289 1,429 1,381 1,280 1,377 1,709 1,878 2,129 2,389
Extended Ischemia Time 26 25 28 39 26 42 55 58 67 59
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 138 191 216 186 157 195 232 200 244 248
Poor Organ Function/Infection 131 174 211 238 212 185 240 268 253 340
Donor Medical/Social History 60 70 66 69 63 55 59 85 46 49
Biopsy Findings 400 470 561 512 550 555 663 773 953 1,071
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 49 53 44 52 57 59 77 93 77 74
No Recipient Found (2) 63 72 77 87 63 79 108 140 174 203
Other 199 191 174 133 117 158 240 234 290 330
Unknown 5 43 52 65 35 49 35 27 25 15
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Extended Ischemia Time 2.4% 1.9% 2.0% 2.8% 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 2.5%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 12.9% 14.8% 15.1% 13.5% 12.3% 14.2% 13.6% 10.6% 11.5% 10.4%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 12.2% 13.5% 14.8% 17.2% 16.6% 13.4% 14.0% 14.3% 11.9% 14.2%
Donor Medical/Social History 5.6% 5.4% 4.6% 5.0% 4.9% 4.0% 3.5% 4.5% 2.2% 2.1%
Biopsy Findings 37.3% 36.5% 39.3% 37.1% 43.0% 40.3% 38.8% 41.2% 44.8% 44.8%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 4.6% 4.1% 3.1% 3.8% 4.5% 4.3% 4.5% 5.0% 3.6% 3.1%
No Recipient Found (2) 5.9% 5.6% 5.4% 6.3% 4.9% 5.7% 6.3% 7.5% 8.2% 8.5%
Other 18.6% 14.8% 12.2% 9.6% 9.1% 11.5% 14.0% 12.5% 13.6% 13.8%
Unknown 0.5% 3.3% 3.6% 4.7% 2.7% 3.6% 2.0% 1.4% 1.2% 0.6%


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

(%) = 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.

Includes organs recovered for transplant, but not transplanted.



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