Table 3.15

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

Heart

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 1,604 1,749 2,003 2,009 2,047 2,213 2,597 3,056 3,326 3,744
Cardiac Arrest 34 36 31 36 35 35 33 39 39 56
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 53 64 64 61 74 92 74 70 115 126
Poor Organ Function 927 947 1,213 1,221 1,244 1,317 1,485 1,689 1,855 1,945
Donor Medical/Social History 174 247 213 194 223 242 352 442 469 560
Biopsy Findings 2 12 3 - - 7 1 2 2 1
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 78 73 97 120 107 117 154 184 189 240
No Recipient Found (2) 135 127 164 167 169 169 187 237 287 357
Other 196 238 218 210 195 234 311 393 369 458
Unknown 5 5 - - - - - - 1 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 2.1% 2.1% 1.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.5%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 3.3% 3.7% 3.2% 3.0% 3.6% 4.2% 2.8% 2.3% 3.5% 3.4%
Poor Organ Function 57.8% 54.1% 60.6% 60.8% 60.8% 59.5% 57.2% 55.3% 55.8% 51.9%
Donor Medical/Social History 10.8% 14.1% 10.6% 9.7% 10.9% 10.9% 13.6% 14.5% 14.1% 15.0%
Biopsy Findings 0.1% 0.7% 0.1% - - 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.9% 4.2% 4.8% 6.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.9% 6.0% 5.7% 6.4%
No Recipient Found (2) 8.4% 7.3% 8.2% 8.3% 8.3% 7.6% 7.2% 7.8% 8.6% 9.5%
Other 12.2% 13.6% 10.9% 10.5% 9.5% 10.6% 12.0% 12.9% 11.1% 12.2%
Unknown 0.3% 0.3% - - - - - - 0.0% 0.0%


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.

Hearts recovered for valves are excluded.