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Table 3.5

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

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 265 269 355 342 306 389 441 430 458 389
Extended Ischemia Time 17 24 25 27 30 38 38 40 46 36
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 46 68 94 83 87 84 128 109 117 101
Poor Organ Function/Infection 42 37 47 42 44 62 63 47 49 51
Donor Medical/Social History 11 8 19 19 13 12 18 15 10 6
Biopsy Findings 10 7 4 4 - 3 3 7 7 4
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 3 3 5 6 1 2 3 2 - 3
No Recipient Found (2) 31 39 45 31 45 57 50 52 43 53
Other 72 54 67 71 66 102 124 147 179 131
Unknown 33 29 49 59 20 29 14 11 7 4
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 6.4% 8.9% 7.0% 7.9% 9.8% 9.8% 8.6% 9.3% 10.0% 9.3%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 17.4% 25.3% 26.5% 24.3% 28.4% 21.6% 29.0% 25.3% 25.5% 26.0%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 15.8% 13.8% 13.2% 12.3% 14.4% 15.9% 14.3% 10.9% 10.7% 13.1%
Donor Medical/Social History 4.2% 3.0% 5.4% 5.6% 4.2% 3.1% 4.1% 3.5% 2.2% 1.5%
Biopsy Findings 3.8% 2.6% 1.1% 1.2% - 0.8% 0.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.0%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% - 0.8%
No Recipient Found (2) 11.7% 14.5% 12.7% 9.1% 14.7% 14.7% 11.3% 12.1% 9.4% 13.6%
Other 27.2% 20.1% 18.9% 20.8% 21.6% 26.2% 28.1% 34.2% 39.1% 33.7%
Unknown 12.5% 10.8% 13.8% 17.3% 6.5% 7.5% 3.2% 2.6% 1.5% 1.0%
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.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.



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