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Table 3.17

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

Lung

Reason for Non-Use of Recovered Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 39 51 40 38 52 50 49 72 53 77
Extended Ischemia Time 1 1 - 1 1 - - 3 1 1
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 9 8 9 8 9 13 6 20 7 10
Poor Organ Function/Infection 9 11 6 3 10 4 8 4 12 23
Donor Medical/Social History 1 1 - 1 - 5 1 - 4 -
Biopsy Findings 1 - - - 3 - 1 4 1 -
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - - - - - - 2 - - -
No Recipient Found (2) 4 13 4 7 4 2 4 9 7 11
Other 11 14 14 14 25 17 26 31 19 27
Unknown 3 3 7 4 - 9 1 1 2 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 2.6% 2.0% - 2.6% 1.9% - - 4.2% 1.9% 1.3%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 23.1% 15.7% 22.5% 21.1% 17.3% 26.0% 12.2% 27.8% 13.2% 13.0%
Poor Organ Function/Infection 23.1% 21.6% 15.0% 7.9% 19.2% 8.0% 16.3% 5.6% 22.6% 29.9%
Donor Medical/Social History 2.6% 2.0% - 2.6% - 10.0% 2.0% - 7.5% -
Biopsy Findings 2.6% - - - 5.8% - 2.0% 5.6% 1.9% -
Positive Hepatitis/CMV/HIV - - - - - - 4.1% - - -
No Recipient Found (2) 10.3% 25.5% 10.0% 18.4% 7.7% 4.0% 8.2% 12.5% 13.2% 14.3%
Other 28.2% 27.5% 35.0% 36.8% 48.1% 34.0% 53.1% 43.1% 35.8% 35.1%
Unknown 7.7% 5.9% 17.5% 10.5% - 18.0% 2.0% 1.4% 3.8% 6.5%
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.