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Table 3.14

Reasons for Non-Use of Recovered Organs, 1992 to 2001

Heart

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs	Year
Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Total	17	32	23	32	80	57	46	50	18	26
Extended Ischemia Time	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	1	1
Organ Unsatisfactory (1)	-	-	3	4	7	4	2	6	1	2
Poor Organ Function/Infection	-	-	-	2	23	17	14	9	1	6
Donor Medical/Social History	-	-	2	3	2	1	-	2	1	2
Biopsy Findings	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	-	-
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV	-	-	1	3	1	-	1	-	-	1
No Recipient Found (2)	-	-	-	1	6	4	5	4	3	2
Other	-	-	9	17	26	25	21	11	3	5
Unknown	-	-	1	-	15	4	1	14	8	7
Not Collected Prior to 4/94	17	32	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Extended Ischemia Time	-	-	-	3.1%	-	1.8%	2.2%	4.0%	5.6%	3.8%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1)	-	-	13.0%	12.5%	8.8%	7.0%	4.3%	12.0%	5.6%	7.7%
Poor Organ Function/Infection	-	-	-	6.3%	28.8%	29.8%	30.4%	18.0%	5.6%	23.1%
Donor Medical/Social History	-	-	8.7%	9.4%	2.5%	1.8%	-	4.0%	5.6%	7.7%
Biopsy Findings	-	-	-	3.1%	-	1.8%	2.2%	4.0%	-	-
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV	-	-	4.3%	9.4%	1.3%	-	2.2%	-	-	3.8%
No Recipient Found (2)	-	-	-	3.1%	7.5%	7.0%	10.9%	8.0%	16.7%	7.7%
Other	-	-	39.1%	53.1%	32.5%	43.9%	45.7%	22.0%	16.7%	19.2%
Unknown	-	-	4.3%	-	18.8%	7.0%	2.2%	28.0%	44.4%	26.9%
Not Collected Prior to 4/94	100.0%	100.0%	30.4%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2002.

(%) = 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.

Hearts recovered for valves are excluded.

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