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Table 3.12

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

Intestine

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 3,850 3,893 3,959 4,237 4,693 5,174 5,958 6,132 6,401 6,611
Cardiac Arrest 19 15 24 15 13 16 39 57 69 53
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 110 82 87 78 81 94 87 97 74 103
Poor Organ Function 893 1,010 1,041 1,201 1,281 1,488 1,635 1,772 1,919 1,943
Donor Medical/Social History 336 348 351 582 670 662 853 761 639 708
Biopsy Findings 2 1 5 - 3 - 2 2 2 1
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 136 127 122 149 169 178 244 219 183 166
No Recipient Found (2) 1,609 1,513 1,389 1,226 1,370 1,470 1,875 2,027 2,451 2,624
Other 745 797 940 986 1,106 1,266 1,223 1,196 1,064 1,013
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 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 0.9% 1.1% 0.8%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 2.9% 2.1% 2.2% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.6% 1.2% 1.6%
Poor Organ Function 23.2% 25.9% 26.3% 28.3% 27.3% 28.8% 27.4% 28.9% 30.0% 29.4%
Donor Medical/Social History 8.7% 8.9% 8.9% 13.7% 14.3% 12.8% 14.3% 12.4% 10.0% 10.7%
Biopsy Findings 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.5% 3.6% 3.4% 4.1% 3.6% 2.9% 2.5%
No Recipient Found (2) 41.8% 38.9% 35.1% 28.9% 29.2% 28.4% 31.5% 33.1% 38.3% 39.7%
Other 19.4% 20.5% 23.7% 23.3% 23.6% 24.5% 20.5% 19.5% 16.6% 15.3%
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.