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Table 3.12

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

Intestine

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 3,740 3,850 3,893 3,959 4,237 4,693 5,174 5,958 6,132 6,399
Cardiac Arrest 21 19 15 24 15 13 16 39 57 68
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 84 110 82 87 78 81 94 87 97 73
Poor Organ Function 832 893 1,010 1,041 1,201 1,281 1,488 1,635 1,772 1,920
Donor Medical/Social History 304 336 348 351 582 670 662 853 762 637
Biopsy Findings 5 2 1 5 - 3 - 2 2 2
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 119 136 127 122 149 169 178 244 219 183
No Recipient Found (2) 1,391 1,609 1,513 1,389 1,226 1,370 1,470 1,875 2,026 2,457
Other 984 745 797 940 986 1,106 1,266 1,223 1,196 1,058
Unknown - - - - - - - - 1 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 0.9% 1.1%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 2.2% 2.9% 2.1% 2.2% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.6% 1.1%
Poor Organ Function 22.2% 23.2% 25.9% 26.3% 28.3% 27.3% 28.8% 27.4% 28.9% 30.0%
Donor Medical/Social History 8.1% 8.7% 8.9% 8.9% 13.7% 14.3% 12.8% 14.3% 12.4% 10.0%
Biopsy Findings 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 3.2% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 4.1% 3.6% 2.9%
No Recipient Found (2) 37.2% 41.8% 38.9% 35.1% 28.9% 29.2% 28.4% 31.5% 33.0% 38.4%
Other 26.3% 19.4% 20.5% 23.7% 23.3% 23.6% 24.5% 20.5% 19.5% 16.5%
Unknown - - - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0%


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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