Table 3.18

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

Lung

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 6,930 7,727 7,972 8,113 8,137 8,236 8,520 9,325 9,776 10,694
Cardiac Arrest 47 42 41 52 42 45 34 27 23 43
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 263 319 277 316 396 431 395 437 545 600
Poor Organ Function 4,743 5,318 5,728 5,806 5,687 5,637 5,662 5,874 6,233 6,349
Donor Medical/Social History 541 620 547 545 506 496 751 808 700 991
Biopsy Findings 19 41 5 3 4 19 6 10 6 11
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 196 185 176 235 215 231 294 348 377 492
No Recipient Found (2) 318 304 421 510 587 572 563 726 728 947
Other 786 880 777 646 700 805 815 1,095 1,164 1,261
Unknown 17 18 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 3.8% 4.1% 3.5% 3.9% 4.9% 5.2% 4.6% 4.7% 5.6% 5.6%
Poor Organ Function 68.4% 68.8% 71.9% 71.6% 69.9% 68.4% 66.5% 63.0% 63.8% 59.4%
Donor Medical/Social History 7.8% 8.0% 6.9% 6.7% 6.2% 6.0% 8.8% 8.7% 7.2% 9.3%
Biopsy Findings 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 4.6%
No Recipient Found (2) 4.6% 3.9% 5.3% 6.3% 7.2% 6.9% 6.6% 7.8% 7.4% 8.9%
Other 11.3% 11.4% 9.7% 8.0% 8.6% 9.8% 9.6% 11.7% 11.9% 11.8%
Unknown 0.2% 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.