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Table 3.18

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

Lung

Reason for Non-Recovery of Consented Organs Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 8,113 8,137 8,236 8,520 9,325 9,776 10,683 10,741 10,839 10,834
Cardiac Arrest 52 42 45 34 27 23 45 77 92 47
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 316 396 431 395 437 545 600 594 618 734
Poor Organ Function 5,806 5,687 5,637 5,662 5,874 6,225 6,327 6,461 6,572 6,508
Donor Medical/Social History 545 506 496 751 808 700 989 874 702 901
Biopsy Findings 3 4 19 6 10 6 11 3 6 6
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 235 215 231 294 348 377 492 436 340 346
No Recipient Found (2) 510 587 572 563 726 730 952 967 1,240 1,142
Other 646 700 805 815 1,095 1,170 1,267 1,329 1,269 1,150
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Cardiac Arrest 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 0.4%
Organ Unsatisfactory (1) 3.9% 4.9% 5.2% 4.6% 4.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.5% 5.7% 6.8%
Poor Organ Function 71.6% 69.9% 68.4% 66.5% 63.0% 63.7% 59.2% 60.2% 60.6% 60.1%
Donor Medical/Social History 6.7% 6.2% 6.0% 8.8% 8.7% 7.2% 9.3% 8.1% 6.5% 8.3%
Biopsy Findings 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Positive Hepatitis/HIV/HTLV-1 2.9% 2.6% 2.8% 3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 4.6% 4.1% 3.1% 3.2%
No Recipient Found (2) 6.3% 7.2% 6.9% 6.6% 7.8% 7.5% 8.9% 9.0% 11.4% 10.5%
Other 8.0% 8.6% 9.8% 9.6% 11.7% 12.0% 11.9% 12.4% 11.7% 10.6%


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.