Table 3.3

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 1997 to 2006

Kidney

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 618 745 708 796 840 856 1,055 1,240 1,336 1,348
Cardiac Arrest 1 4 2 - - 2 - - - 2
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 59 85 63 87 93 96 84 117 102 117
Poor Organ Function 270 353 358 379 440 421 555 603 730 628
Donor Medical/Social History 98 105 89 112 114 124 162 247 207 252
Biopsy Findings 14 17 8 23 11 17 14 6 8 8
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 44 26 30 38 24 40 47 54 65 71
No Recipient Found (2) 26 30 30 45 29 40 43 38 43 78
Other 102 123 128 112 129 116 150 175 181 192
Unknown 4 2 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% - - 0.2% - - - 0.1%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 9.5% 11.4% 8.9% 10.9% 11.1% 11.2% 8.0% 9.4% 7.6% 8.7%
Poor Organ Function 43.7% 47.4% 50.6% 47.6% 52.4% 49.2% 52.6% 48.6% 54.6% 46.6%
Donor Medical/Social History 15.9% 14.1% 12.6% 14.1% 13.6% 14.5% 15.4% 19.9% 15.5% 18.7%
Biopsy Findings 2.3% 2.3% 1.1% 2.9% 1.3% 2.0% 1.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 7.1% 3.5% 4.2% 4.8% 2.9% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.9% 5.3%
No Recipient Found (2) 4.2% 4.0% 4.2% 5.7% 3.5% 4.7% 4.1% 3.1% 3.2% 5.8%
Other 16.5% 16.5% 18.1% 14.1% 15.4% 13.6% 14.2% 14.1% 13.5% 14.2%
Unknown 0.6% 0.3% - - - - - - - -


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