TABLE I.
Classification of early recovery after 40 cadaveric transplantations
Features | No | Good outcome |
---|---|---|
Class 1, uneventful recovery | 13 (32.5) | 13/13 |
Class 2, secondary deterioration of early function | 24* (60) | 22/24 |
Class 3, anuria at outset | 3 (7.5) | 3/3 |
Follow-up is two to eight months.
Six of these patients had an initial diuresis which began to shut down within a few hours. They would have been excluded from cyclosporin therapy if six or 12 hour urine output of 50 milliliters per hour were required as originally recommended for inclusion by Calne and others (3, 5).
Numbers in parentheses signify percentages.