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Table 3.15

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

Heart

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,009 2,047 2,213 2,597 3,056 3,326 3,712 3,818 3,778 3,802
Cardiac Arrest 36 35 35 33 39 39 58 79 102 106
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 61 74 92 74 70 115 124 119 115 113
Poor Organ Function 1,221 1,244 1,317 1,485 1,688 1,852 1,923 1,915 1,896 1,912
Donor Medical/Social History 194 223 242 352 442 468 559 542 484 513
Biopsy Findings - - 7 1 2 2 1 - - -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 120 107 117 154 184 189 240 205 182 176
No Recipient Found (2) 167 169 169 187 237 287 350 394 440 439
Other 210 195 234 311 394 373 457 564 559 541
Unknown - - - - - 1 - - - 2
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.6% 2.1% 2.7% 2.8%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 3.0% 3.6% 4.2% 2.8% 2.3% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0%
Poor Organ Function 60.8% 60.8% 59.5% 57.2% 55.2% 55.7% 51.8% 50.2% 50.2% 50.3%
Donor Medical/Social History 9.7% 10.9% 10.9% 13.6% 14.5% 14.1% 15.1% 14.2% 12.8% 13.5%
Biopsy Findings - - 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% - - -
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 6.0% 5.2% 5.3% 5.9% 6.0% 5.7% 6.5% 5.4% 4.8% 4.6%
No Recipient Found (2) 8.3% 8.3% 7.6% 7.2% 7.8% 8.6% 9.4% 10.3% 11.6% 11.5%
Other 10.5% 9.5% 10.6% 12.0% 12.9% 11.2% 12.3% 14.8% 14.8% 14.2%
Unknown - - - - - 0.0% - - - 0.1%


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.

Hearts recovered for valves are excluded.