Table 1.

Patient demographics and characteristics

Patient no.	Age,y	Sex	Hypertension	DM	Respiratory dysfunction	Renal dysfunctiona	SMCs culture
1	31	M	+	-	-	-	success
2	51	F	-	-	-	-	success
3	38	M	-	-	-	-	success
4	61	M	+	+	-	-	failure
5	59	F	+	+	-	-	failure
6	32	M	+	-	-	-	success
7	64	F	+	-	+	+	failure

^a Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/mL.

M, male; F, female; DM, diabetes mellitus.