Table 3.5

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

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 192 194 265 269 356 342 306 390 440 425
Extended Ischemia Time 4 15 17 24 25 27 30 38 38 40
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 32 35 46 68 95 83 87 85 128 109
Poor Organ Function/Infection 16 18 42 37 47 42 44 62 63 47
Donor Medical/Social History 9 4 11 8 19 19 13 12 18 15
Biopsy Findings 8 8 10 7 4 4 - 3 3 6
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 6 3 3 3 5 6 1 2 3 -
No Recipient Found (2) 18 28 31 39 45 31 45 57 50 52
Other 93 75 72 54 67 71 66 102 123 140
Unknown 6 8 33 29 49 59 20 29 14 16
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 2.1% 7.7% 6.4% 8.9% 7.0% 7.9% 9.8% 9.7% 8.6% 9.4%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 16.7% 18.0% 17.4% 25.3% 26.7% 24.3% 28.4% 21.8% 29.1% 25.6%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 8.3% 9.3% 15.8% 13.8% 13.2% 12.3% 14.4% 15.9% 14.3% 11.1%
Donor Medical/Social History 4.7% 2.1% 4.2% 3.0% 5.3% 5.6% 4.2% 3.1% 4.1% 3.5%
Biopsy Findings 4.2% 4.1% 3.8% 2.6% 1.1% 1.2% - 0.8% 0.7% 1.4%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 3.1% 1.5% 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% -
No Recipient Found (2) 9.4% 14.4% 11.7% 14.5% 12.6% 9.1% 14.7% 14.6% 11.4% 12.2%
Other 48.4% 38.7% 27.2% 20.1% 18.8% 20.8% 21.6% 26.2% 28.0% 32.9%
Unknown 3.1% 4.1% 12.5% 10.8% 13.8% 17.3% 6.5% 7.4% 3.2% 3.8%
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.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.