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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2013 Jan 17;19(4):625–631. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2013.01.009

Table 3.

Causes of death

Cause of death Myeloablative RIC/NST
Total number 56 93

Graft rejection 2 (4) 1 (1)
Infection 8 (14) 11 (12)
Pulmonary syndrome 0 2 (2)
ARDS 0 1 (1)
GVHD 3 (5) 12 (13)
Primary disease 22 (39) 39 (42)
Organ failure 7 (13) 8 (9)
2nd malignancy 0 2 (2)
Hemorrhage 3 (5) 2 (2)
Accidental death 0 1 (1)
Vascular 0 1 (1)
Toxicity 2 (4) 3 (3)
Other cause-not specified* 9 (16) 10 (11)
*

6 cases reported “other HSCT related cause”

Abbreviations: ARDS=adult respiratory distress syndrome; GVHD=graft-versus-host disease.