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Table 3.6

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

Pancreas

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,858 2,761 2,814 3,088 3,501 3,841 4,495 4,853 4,932 5,187
Cardiac Arrest 24 16 23 15 11 12 25 39 52 33
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 266 232 234 253 266 290 339 382 338 392
Poor Organ Function 1,091 1,102 1,056 1,206 1,293 1,388 1,601 1,754 1,701 1,801
Donor Medical/Social History 380 367 421 522 683 671 849 738 703 760
Biopsy Findings 4 2 14 2 6 3 4 2 3 3
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 183 163 191 199 237 249 296 253 203 177
No Recipient Found (2) 435 408 383 330 340 446 651 837 1,093 1,161
Other 475 471 492 561 665 781 730 848 839 860
Unknown - - - - - 1 - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 1.1% 0.6%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 9.3% 8.4% 8.3% 8.2% 7.6% 7.6% 7.5% 7.9% 6.9% 7.6%
Poor Organ Function 38.2% 39.9% 37.5% 39.1% 36.9% 36.1% 35.6% 36.1% 34.5% 34.7%
Donor Medical/Social History 13.3% 13.3% 15.0% 16.9% 19.5% 17.5% 18.9% 15.2% 14.3% 14.7%
Biopsy Findings 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 6.4% 5.9% 6.8% 6.4% 6.8% 6.5% 6.6% 5.2% 4.1% 3.4%
No Recipient Found (2) 15.2% 14.8% 13.6% 10.7% 9.7% 11.6% 14.5% 17.2% 22.2% 22.4%
Other 16.6% 17.1% 17.5% 18.2% 19.0% 20.3% 16.2% 17.5% 17.0% 16.6%
Unknown - - - - - 0.0% - - - -


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.

Pancreata recovered for islets are excluded.