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Table 3.15

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 1998 to 2007

Heart

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 1,749 2,003 2,009 2,047 2,213 2,597 3,056 3,326 3,742 3,849
Cardiac Arrest 36 31 36 35 35 33 39 39 56 79
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 64 64 61 74 92 74 70 115 126 120
Poor Organ Function 947 1,213 1,221 1,244 1,317 1,485 1,688 1,852 1,942 1,934
Donor Medical/Social History 247 213 194 223 242 352 442 468 560 544
Biopsy Findings 12 3 - - 7 1 2 2 1 -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 73 97 120 107 117 154 184 189 240 205
No Recipient Found (2) 127 164 167 169 169 187 237 287 358 399
Other 238 218 210 195 234 311 394 373 459 568
Unknown 5 - - - - - - 1 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 2.1% 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5% 2.1%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 3.7% 3.2% 3.0% 3.6% 4.2% 2.8% 2.3% 3.5% 3.4% 3.1%
Poor Organ Function 54.1% 60.6% 60.8% 60.8% 59.5% 57.2% 55.2% 55.7% 51.9% 50.2%
Donor Medical/Social History 14.1% 10.6% 9.7% 10.9% 10.9% 13.6% 14.5% 14.1% 15.0% 14.1%
Biopsy Findings 0.7% 0.1% - - 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.2% 4.8% 6.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.9% 6.0% 5.7% 6.4% 5.3%
No Recipient Found (2) 7.3% 8.2% 8.3% 8.3% 7.6% 7.2% 7.8% 8.6% 9.6% 10.4%
Other 13.6% 10.9% 10.5% 9.5% 10.6% 12.0% 12.9% 11.2% 12.3% 14.8%
Unknown 0.3% - - - - - - 0.0% - -


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.

Reasons for non-recovery are shown for all organs from deceased donors who donated at least one solid organ.

Hearts recovered for valves are excluded.



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