Table 3.8

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

Liver

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 314 284 307 301 262 187 243 314 360 431
Extended Ischemia Time 4 2 6 5 5 5 10 8 8 18
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 39 14 27 27 26 15 25 35 34 50
Poor Organ Function/Infection 42 40 40 40 34 25 24 34 36 40
Donor Medical/Social History 6 4 5 5 3 6 6 5 7 5
Biopsy Findings 135 131 135 149 127 91 127 157 186 219
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 16 11 11 6 6 5 3 10 7 10
No Recipient Found (2) 8 16 13 20 11 10 12 13 16 20
Other 58 62 45 29 37 22 22 39 54 52
Unknown 6 4 25 20 13 8 14 13 12 17
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 1.3% 0.7% 2.0% 1.7% 1.9% 2.7% 4.1% 2.5% 2.2% 4.2%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 12.4% 4.9% 8.8% 9.0% 9.9% 8.0% 10.3% 11.1% 9.4% 11.6%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 13.4% 14.1% 13.0% 13.3% 13.0% 13.4% 9.9% 10.8% 10.0% 9.3%
Donor Medical/Social History 1.9% 1.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.1% 3.2% 2.5% 1.6% 1.9% 1.2%
Biopsy Findings 43.0% 46.1% 44.0% 49.5% 48.5% 48.7% 52.3% 50.0% 51.7% 50.8%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 5.1% 3.9% 3.6% 2.0% 2.3% 2.7% 1.2% 3.2% 1.9% 2.3%
No Recipient Found (2) 2.5% 5.6% 4.2% 6.6% 4.2% 5.3% 4.9% 4.1% 4.4% 4.6%
Other 18.5% 21.8% 14.7% 9.6% 14.1% 11.8% 9.1% 12.4% 15.0% 12.1%
Unknown 1.9% 1.4% 8.1% 6.6% 5.0% 4.3% 5.8% 4.1% 3.3% 3.9%
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.