Table 3.12

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

Intestine

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 3,034 3,495 3,740 3,850 3,894 3,959 4,237 4,693 5,174 5,961
Cardiac Arrest 19 20 21 19 15 24 15 13 16 38
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 36 54 84 110 82 87 78 81 94 88
Poor Organ Function 537 608 832 893 1,010 1,042 1,201 1,281 1,489 1,641
Donor Medical/Social History 240 350 304 336 348 351 582 670 662 852
Biopsy Findings 7 48 5 2 1 5 - 3 - 2
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 88 99 119 136 127 122 149 169 178 244
No Recipient Found (2) 1,231 1,205 1,391 1,609 1,513 1,389 1,226 1,370 1,471 1,872
Other 860 1,104 984 745 798 939 986 1,106 1,264 1,224
Unknown 16 7 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 1.2% 1.5% 2.2% 2.9% 2.1% 2.2% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5%
Poor Organ Function 17.7% 17.4% 22.2% 23.2% 25.9% 26.3% 28.3% 27.3% 28.8% 27.5%
Donor Medical/Social History 7.9% 10.0% 8.1% 8.7% 8.9% 8.9% 13.7% 14.3% 12.8% 14.3%
Biopsy Findings 0.2% 1.4% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.0%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 2.9% 2.8% 3.2% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 4.1%
No Recipient Found (2) 40.6% 34.5% 37.2% 41.8% 38.9% 35.1% 28.9% 29.2% 28.4% 31.4%
Other 28.3% 31.6% 26.3% 19.4% 20.5% 23.7% 23.3% 23.6% 24.4% 20.5%
Unknown 0.5% 0.2% - - - - - - - -


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.