Table 3.17

Reasons for Non-Use of Recovered Organs, 1997 to 2006

Lung

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 62 65 65 39 51 40 38 52 50 46
Extended Ischemia Time 2 2 5 1 1 - 1 1 - -
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 4 12 14 9 8 9 8 9 13 6
Poor Organ Function/Infection 9 13 15 9 11 6 3 10 4 7
Donor Medical/Social History - 3 2 1 1 - 1 - 5 1
Biopsy Findings 1 - - 1 - - - 3 - 1
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - 4 - - - - - - - -
No Recipient Found (2) 5 8 14 4 13 4 7 4 2 4
Other 36 22 9 11 14 14 14 25 17 23
Unknown 5 1 6 3 3 7 4 - 9 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 3.2% 3.1% 7.7% 2.6% 2.0% - 2.6% 1.9% - -
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 6.5% 18.5% 21.5% 23.1% 15.7% 22.5% 21.1% 17.3% 26.0% 13.0%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 14.5% 20.0% 23.1% 23.1% 21.6% 15.0% 7.9% 19.2% 8.0% 15.2%
Donor Medical/Social History - 4.6% 3.1% 2.6% 2.0% - 2.6% - 10.0% 2.2%
Biopsy Findings 1.6% - - 2.6% - - - 5.8% - 2.2%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - 6.2% - - - - - - - -
No Recipient Found (2) 8.1% 12.3% 21.5% 10.3% 25.5% 10.0% 18.4% 7.7% 4.0% 8.7%
Other 58.1% 33.8% 13.8% 28.2% 27.5% 35.0% 36.8% 48.1% 34.0% 50.0%
Unknown 8.1% 1.5% 9.2% 7.7% 5.9% 17.5% 10.5% - 18.0% 8.7%
Not Collected Prior to 4/94 - - - - - - - - - -


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-use not collected prior to April 1, 1994.

Includes organs recovered for transplant, but not transplanted.