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Table 3.8

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

Liver

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 301 261 187 243 313 361 431 513 424 491
Extended Ischemia Time 5 5 5 10 9 9 17 21 23 27
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 27 26 15 25 35 34 51 41 41 54
Poor Organ Function/Infection 40 34 25 24 34 37 40 52 52 65
Donor Medical/Social History 5 3 6 6 5 7 5 6 4 5
Biopsy Findings 149 127 91 127 157 186 218 272 207 234
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 6 6 5 3 10 6 11 11 8 3
No Recipient Found (2) 20 11 10 12 13 16 21 25 15 20
Other 29 36 22 22 38 54 53 80 71 75
Unknown 20 13 8 14 12 12 15 5 3 8
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 1.7% 1.9% 2.7% 4.1% 2.9% 2.5% 3.9% 4.1% 5.4% 5.5%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 9.0% 10.0% 8.0% 10.3% 11.2% 9.4% 11.8% 8.0% 9.7% 11.0%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 13.3% 13.0% 13.4% 9.9% 10.9% 10.2% 9.3% 10.1% 12.3% 13.2%
Donor Medical/Social History 1.7% 1.1% 3.2% 2.5% 1.6% 1.9% 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
Biopsy Findings 49.5% 48.7% 48.7% 52.3% 50.2% 51.5% 50.6% 53.0% 48.8% 47.7%
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV 2.0% 2.3% 2.7% 1.2% 3.2% 1.7% 2.6% 2.1% 1.9% 0.6%
No Recipient Found (2) 6.6% 4.2% 5.3% 4.9% 4.2% 4.4% 4.9% 4.9% 3.5% 4.1%
Other 9.6% 13.8% 11.8% 9.1% 12.1% 15.0% 12.3% 15.6% 16.7% 15.3%
Unknown 6.6% 5.0% 4.3% 5.8% 3.8% 3.3% 3.5% 1.0% 0.7% 1.6%
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.