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. 2011 Aug;6(8):1912–1919. doi: 10.2215/CJN.08680910

Table 3.

Cause of death

Patients Inactive on Wait List (n = 84) Patients Revascularized and Active on Wait List (n = 88) Patients Revascularized and Transplanted (n = 51)
Cerebrovascular 8 (9.5%) 2 (22.7%) 1 (1.9%)
Cardiac 12 (14.3%) 1 (11.4%) 1 (1.9%)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 1 (1.2%) 1 (11.4%) 0
Hepatic failure 1 (1.2%) 0 1 (1.9%)
Infection 4 (4.8%) 2 (22.7%) 0
Ischemic bowel 0 0 1 (1.9%)
Malignancy 5 (5.9%) 0 0
Vascular 2 (2.4%) 0 1 (1.9%)
Unknown (out of hospital) 6 (7.1%) 2 (22.7%) 0
Withdrawn RRT 1 (1.2%) 0 0
Total 40 (47.6%) 8 (9.1%) 5 (9.5%)

RRT, renal replacement therapy.