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Table 3.3

Reasons for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs, 2000 to 2009

Kidney

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 796 840 856 1,055 1,240 1,336 1,344 1,403 1,384 1,317
Cardiac Arrest - - 2 - - - 2 - 1 2
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 87 93 96 84 117 102 117 132 117 122
Poor Organ Function 379 440 421 555 603 734 624 764 727 671
Donor Medical/Social History 112 114 124 162 247 207 252 163 188 199
Biopsy Findings 23 11 17 14 6 8 8 8 10 -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 38 24 40 47 54 65 71 64 47 29
No Recipient Found (2) 45 29 40 43 38 43 78 98 142 174
Other 112 129 116 150 175 177 192 174 152 120
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest - - 0.2% - - - 0.1% - 0.1% 0.2%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 10.9% 11.1% 11.2% 8.0% 9.4% 7.6% 8.7% 9.4% 8.5% 9.3%
Poor Organ Function 47.6% 52.4% 49.2% 52.6% 48.6% 54.9% 46.4% 54.5% 52.5% 50.9%
Donor Medical/Social History 14.1% 13.6% 14.5% 15.4% 19.9% 15.5% 18.8% 11.6% 13.6% 15.1%
Biopsy Findings 2.9% 1.3% 2.0% 1.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 4.8% 2.9% 4.7% 4.5% 4.4% 4.9% 5.3% 4.6% 3.4% 2.2%
No Recipient Found (2) 5.7% 3.5% 4.7% 4.1% 3.1% 3.2% 5.8% 7.0% 10.3% 13.2%
Other 14.1% 15.4% 13.6% 14.2% 14.1% 13.2% 14.3% 12.4% 11.0% 9.1%


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-recovery are shown for all organs from deceased donors who donated at least one solid organ.