Table 5.
Treatment Groups, Survival, Duration of Therapy, and Cause of Death in Patients Who Died While on FK 506 Therapy
Patient | Treatment Group | Survival (d) | Duration of FK 506 Therapy (d) | Cause of Death |
---|---|---|---|---|
D.M. | Liver primary | 14 | 14 | Cardiac arrest |
M.S.* | Liver primary | 10 | 10 | Cerebellar hemorrhage |
A.N.† | Liver rescue | 152 | 5 | Necrotizing pneumonia |
G.S. | Liver rescue | 28 | 13 | Sepsis, ARDS, pancreatitis |
L.S. | Liver rescue | 17 | 6 | Sepsis, ARDS, DIC |
D.M. | Liver rescue | 30 | 20 | Sepsis |
Abbreviations: ARDS, adult respiratory distress syndrome; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Patient not included in primary list reported in Table 4.
Patient removed from FK 506 after fiver failure from fulminant hepatitis B.