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Table 3.5

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

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 269 355 342 306 389 441 431 459 389 354
Extended Ischemia Time 24 25 27 30 38 38 40 46 36 24
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 68 94 83 87 84 128 109 119 101 94
Poor Organ Function/Infection 37 47 42 44 62 63 47 49 50 48
Donor Medical/Social History 8 19 19 13 12 18 15 9 5 4
Biopsy Findings 7 4 4 - 3 3 7 7 4 4
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 3 5 6 1 2 3 2 - 3 -
No Recipient Found (2) 39 45 31 45 57 50 52 41 56 33
Other 54 67 71 66 102 124 147 181 131 142
Unknown 29 49 59 20 29 14 12 7 3 5
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 8.9% 7.0% 7.9% 9.8% 9.8% 8.6% 9.3% 10.0% 9.3% 6.8%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 25.3% 26.5% 24.3% 28.4% 21.6% 29.0% 25.3% 25.9% 26.0% 26.6%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 13.8% 13.2% 12.3% 14.4% 15.9% 14.3% 10.9% 10.7% 12.9% 13.6%
Donor Medical/Social History 3.0% 5.4% 5.6% 4.2% 3.1% 4.1% 3.5% 2.0% 1.3% 1.1%
Biopsy Findings 2.6% 1.1% 1.2% - 0.8% 0.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.0% 1.1%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 1.1% 1.4% 1.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% - 0.8% -
No Recipient Found (2) 14.5% 12.7% 9.1% 14.7% 14.7% 11.3% 12.1% 8.9% 14.4% 9.3%
Other 20.1% 18.9% 20.8% 21.6% 26.2% 28.1% 34.1% 39.4% 33.7% 40.1%
Unknown 10.8% 13.8% 17.3% 6.5% 7.5% 3.2% 2.8% 1.5% 0.8% 1.4%
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.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.