Table 3.2

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

Kidney

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 955 1,071 1,289 1,430 1,381 1,280 1,377 1,709 1,880 2,127
Extended Ischemia Time 21 26 25 28 39 26 42 55 58 67
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 144 138 191 216 186 157 195 232 199 244
Poor Organ Function/Infection 93 131 174 212 238 212 185 240 270 253
Donor Medical/Social History 67 60 70 66 69 63 55 59 85 46
Biopsy Findings 361 400 470 561 512 550 555 662 770 952
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 51 49 53 44 52 57 59 77 93 75
No Recipient Found (2) 66 63 72 77 87 63 79 108 140 174
Other 144 199 191 174 133 117 158 241 236 290
Unknown 8 5 43 52 65 35 49 35 29 26
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 2.2% 2.4% 1.9% 2.0% 2.8% 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 15.1% 12.9% 14.8% 15.1% 13.5% 12.3% 14.2% 13.6% 10.6% 11.5%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 9.7% 12.2% 13.5% 14.8% 17.2% 16.6% 13.4% 14.0% 14.4% 11.9%
Donor Medical/Social History 7.0% 5.6% 5.4% 4.6% 5.0% 4.9% 4.0% 3.5% 4.5% 2.2%
Biopsy Findings 37.8% 37.3% 36.5% 39.2% 37.1% 43.0% 40.3% 38.7% 41.0% 44.8%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 5.3% 4.6% 4.1% 3.1% 3.8% 4.5% 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% 3.5%
No Recipient Found (2) 6.9% 5.9% 5.6% 5.4% 6.3% 4.9% 5.7% 6.3% 7.4% 8.2%
Other 15.1% 18.6% 14.8% 12.2% 9.6% 9.1% 11.5% 14.1% 12.6% 13.6%
Unknown 0.8% 0.5% 3.3% 3.6% 4.7% 2.7% 3.6% 2.0% 1.5% 1.2%
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.