Table 3.6

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 1997 to 2006

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 2,651 2,889 2,849 2,858 2,761 2,813 3,088 3,502 3,841 4,498
Cardiac Arrest 26 33 22 24 16 23 15 11 12 24
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 125 165 184 266 232 234 253 266 290 339
Poor Organ Function 954 990 1,181 1,091 1,102 1,056 1,206 1,293 1,388 1,605
Donor Medical/Social History 342 439 367 380 367 421 522 683 671 851
Biopsy Findings 9 30 9 4 2 14 2 6 3 3
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 131 152 150 183 163 191 199 237 249 296
No Recipient Found (2) 484 439 395 435 408 383 330 340 448 650
Other 573 633 541 475 471 491 561 666 779 730
Unknown 7 8 - - - - - - 1 -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 1.0% 1.1% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 4.7% 5.7% 6.5% 9.3% 8.4% 8.3% 8.2% 7.6% 7.6% 7.5%
Poor Organ Function 36.0% 34.3% 41.5% 38.2% 39.9% 37.5% 39.1% 36.9% 36.1% 35.7%
Donor Medical/Social History 12.9% 15.2% 12.9% 13.3% 13.3% 15.0% 16.9% 19.5% 17.5% 18.9%
Biopsy Findings 0.3% 1.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.9% 5.3% 5.3% 6.4% 5.9% 6.8% 6.4% 6.8% 6.5% 6.6%
No Recipient Found (2) 18.3% 15.2% 13.9% 15.2% 14.8% 13.6% 10.7% 9.7% 11.7% 14.5%
Other 21.6% 21.9% 19.0% 16.6% 17.1% 17.5% 18.2% 19.0% 20.3% 16.2%
Unknown 0.3% 0.3% - - - - - - 0.0% -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(%) = 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.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.