Table 5. Causes of death according to use of immunosuppressive agents.
Steroid IV | Steroid PO | Cyclophosphamide | Calcineurin inhibitor | Mycophenolate | |
No of prescription | 25 | 130 | 36 | 9 | 9 |
Cumulative dose | 1187(450–2437) | 3115(1519–4308) | 6487(4087–10050) | 1833 | 107000 |
Duration | 3(1.8–6.0) | 122(75–168) | 80(48–123) | 107 | 111 |
No of death | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Cause of death | |||||
Renal disease | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cardiovascular disease | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cancer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Infection | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Unknown | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; PO per oral;