Table 3.

Analysis of cause of 60-day mortality in 137 patients with non-APL AML

Cause of death	N	%
Organ failure
Multiple organ failure	7	5.11
Respiratory failurea	11	8.03
Cardiac failure	10	7.30
Hemorrhage or Thrombosis
DICb	8	5.84
Cerebral hemorrhage	11	8.03
Cerebral infarction	6	4.38
Otherc	3	2.19
Infection
Sepsis	4	2.92
Pulmonary infectiond	47	34.31
Other organe	8	5.84
Others	22	16.06

DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation

^a Nine of the 11 patients also suffered from pulmonary infection

^b Of the eight patients, 3 suffered from cerebral hemorrhage, 1 renal hemorrhage and 1 scrotal1hemorrhage

^cThese three patients were suffered form myocardial infarction, spleen infarction,and gastrointestinal hemorrhage, respectively

^dThree of the 47 patients also suffered from other site infection, including 2 cases gum and 1 soft tissue

^eOther sites of infection included the mouth, tonsils and tissues, etc