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Table 3.3

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

Kidney

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 708 796 840 856 1,055 1,240 1,336 1,344 1,404 1,376
Cardiac Arrest 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - 1
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 63 87 93 96 84 117 102 117 133 116
Poor Organ Function 358 379 440 421 555 603 734 624 764 725
Donor Medical/Social History 89 112 114 124 162 247 207 252 163 188
Biopsy Findings 8 23 11 17 14 6 8 8 8 10
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 30 38 24 40 47 54 65 71 64 47
No Recipient Found (2) 30 45 29 40 43 38 43 78 98 142
Other 128 112 129 116 150 175 177 192 174 147
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.3% - - 0.2% - - - 0.1% - 0.1%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 8.9% 10.9% 11.1% 11.2% 8.0% 9.4% 7.6% 8.7% 9.5% 8.4%
Poor Organ Function 50.6% 47.6% 52.4% 49.2% 52.6% 48.6% 54.9% 46.4% 54.4% 52.7%
Donor Medical/Social History 12.6% 14.1% 13.6% 14.5% 15.4% 19.9% 15.5% 18.8% 11.6% 13.7%
Biopsy Findings 1.1% 2.9% 1.3% 2.0% 1.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.2% 4.8% 2.9% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.9% 5.3% 4.6% 3.4%
No Recipient Found (2) 4.2% 5.7% 3.5% 4.7% 4.1% 3.1% 3.2% 5.8% 7.0% 10.3%
Other 18.1% 14.1% 15.4% 13.6% 14.2% 14.1% 13.2% 14.3% 12.4% 10.7%


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.



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