Table 3.9

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

Liver

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 653 709 689 756 706 651 550 604 700 804
Cardiac Arrest 20 13 10 13 12 8 3 6 4 6
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 70 83 109 128 136 143 162 165 192 215
Poor Organ Function 270 295 271 271 248 215 146 189 195 216
Donor Medical/Social History 52 46 43 55 47 34 33 24 30 43
Biopsy Findings 86 111 101 118 96 102 86 92 126 146
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 41 52 42 45 45 30 23 24 23 21
No Recipient Found (2) 55 46 58 74 76 59 42 54 58 80
Other 56 63 55 52 46 60 55 50 72 77
Unknown 3 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 3.1% 1.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2% 0.5% 1.0% 0.6% 0.7%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 10.7% 11.7% 15.8% 16.9% 19.3% 22.0% 29.5% 27.3% 27.4% 26.7%
Poor Organ Function 41.3% 41.6% 39.3% 35.8% 35.1% 33.0% 26.5% 31.3% 27.9% 26.9%
Donor Medical/Social History 8.0% 6.5% 6.2% 7.3% 6.7% 5.2% 6.0% 4.0% 4.3% 5.3%
Biopsy Findings 13.2% 15.7% 14.7% 15.6% 13.6% 15.7% 15.6% 15.2% 18.0% 18.2%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 6.3% 7.3% 6.1% 6.0% 6.4% 4.6% 4.2% 4.0% 3.3% 2.6%
No Recipient Found (2) 8.4% 6.5% 8.4% 9.8% 10.8% 9.1% 7.6% 8.9% 8.3% 10.0%
Other 8.6% 8.9% 8.0% 6.9% 6.5% 9.2% 10.0% 8.3% 10.3% 9.6%
Unknown 0.5% - - - - - - - - -


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.