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Table 3.2

Reasons for Non-Use of Recovered Organs, 2000 to 2009

Kidney

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 1,428 1,380 1,280 1,377 1,710 1,879 2,124 2,390 2,277 2,405
Extended Ischemia Time 27 39 26 42 55 58 69 59 55 67
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 216 186 157 195 232 200 243 246 249 227
Poor Organ Function/Infection 211 238 212 185 240 268 252 341 374 330
Donor Medical/Social History 66 69 63 55 59 85 46 49 39 30
Biopsy Findings 561 512 550 554 663 773 951 1,063 862 960
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 44 52 57 59 77 93 75 74 38 26
No Recipient Found (2) 77 86 63 79 108 140 173 205 296 333
Other 174 133 117 158 240 234 290 332 351 422
Unknown 52 65 35 50 36 28 25 21 13 10
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 1.9% 2.8% 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 2.5% 2.4% 2.8%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 15.1% 13.5% 12.3% 14.2% 13.6% 10.6% 11.4% 10.3% 10.9% 9.4%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 14.8% 17.2% 16.6% 13.4% 14.0% 14.3% 11.9% 14.3% 16.4% 13.7%
Donor Medical/Social History 4.6% 5.0% 4.9% 4.0% 3.5% 4.5% 2.2% 2.1% 1.7% 1.2%
Biopsy Findings 39.3% 37.1% 43.0% 40.2% 38.8% 41.1% 44.8% 44.5% 37.9% 39.9%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 3.1% 3.8% 4.5% 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% 3.5% 3.1% 1.7% 1.1%
No Recipient Found (2) 5.4% 6.2% 4.9% 5.7% 6.3% 7.5% 8.1% 8.6% 13.0% 13.8%
Other 12.2% 9.6% 9.1% 11.5% 14.0% 12.5% 13.7% 13.9% 15.4% 17.5%
Unknown 3.6% 4.7% 2.7% 3.6% 2.1% 1.5% 1.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4%
Not Collected Prior to 4/94 - - - - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(%) = 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.