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. 2015 Sep 14;27(4):973–980. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2015010023

Table 1.

Primary reasons listed for kidney discard in 2013 by the OPTN

Primary Reasonsa KDPI<85
N=1206 KDPI≥85
N=1440
n % n %
Biopsy findings 335 28 559 39
No recipient located 263 22 417 29
Prior organ function 122 10 110 8
Anatomic abnormalities 92 8 80 6
Organ trauma 68 6 15 1
Diseased organ 32 3 30 2
Donor medical history 4 0.3 11 0.8
Donor infection 15 1.2 13 0.9
Organ too old 23 2 9 0.6
Donor social history 7 0.6 0 0
Recipient unsuitable 7 0.6 6 0.4
Long warm ischemia 5 0.4 3 0.2
Organ not as described 7 0.6 1 0.1
Otherb 236 20 186 13
a

These categories are provided in OPTN dataset and involve subjective judgment.

b

Free text category; reasons included donor renal cell carcinoma, surgical trauma, and poor pump parameters.