Table HR 15: Removal reason among pediatric heart transplant candidates.
Removal reason as reported to the OPTN. Candidates with death dates that precede removal dates are assumed to have died waiting.
| Removal reason | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Removal reason | |||
| Deceased donor transplant | 505 | 509 | 531 |
| Patient died | 46 | 48 | 62 |
| Patient refused transplant | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Improved, transplant not needed | 40 | 52 | 59 |
| Too sick for transplant | 33 | 35 | 28 |
| Other | 34 | 31 | 51 |
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report