Table 2. Status at 1 Year of Survivors Who Lived Beyond This Time.
18 Who Died Later | 26 Still Alive | |
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Bilirubin (mg/100 ml) | 9.2 ± 13.1 (SD) | 1.44 ± 2.5 (SD)• |
Prednisone (mg/kg/day) | 0.76 ± 0.61 (SD) | 0.59 ± 0.40 (SD) |
In trouble at 1 year | 11/18 | 3/26 |
At 1 year, only 3 of the 26 patients had bilirubins of 3 mg/100 ml or higher (3. 3.5. and 12.6 mg/100 ml).