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. 2010 Jan;5(1):10–17. doi: 10.2215/CJN.05600809

Table 2.

Mortality (age, cause, and association with comorbidities)

Parameter Treatment not Started (n = 5)
Treatment Withdrawal (n = 7)
Actively Treated (n = 16)
With Comorbidities Without Comorbidities With Comorbidities Without Comorbidities With Comorbidities Without Comorbidities
Number 1 4 6 1 10 6
Age at death
    <6 mo 0 4 4 1
    6 mo to 1 yr 1 0 1 1 1
    1 to 2 yr 1 3 2
    2 to 5 yr 1 2
    5 to 10 yr 1 1
    10 to 15 yr 1
    15 to 20 yr 1
    >20 yr 1
Modality of treatment at death
    conservative 2 2
    PD 5 1 4 1
    HD 1 2
    Transplant 4 1
Cause of death
    cot death 2 3
    sepsis 3 1
    mesenteric infarct/GI hemorrhage 1 1
    pulmonary edema 1
    hyperkalemia 1
    PTLD 3

GI, gastrointestinal; PTLD, posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease.