Table 2.

Cause of death within one year of thymus transplantation.

Cause of death		Number
Infection n=11	CMV, preexisting in 3, CMV with GVHD1 from unirradiated blood given prior to transfer for thymus transplantation in 1 of the 3	4
	RSV (preexisting in 1)	2
	Adenovirus (preexisting)	1
	Aspergillus pneumonia, related to immunosuppression given for adverse event of enteritis/colitis	1
	Unspecified infection	3
Bleeding problems n=3	Hemorrhage during unrelated surgery, associated with calcium accretion in vessel associated with previous intravenous calcium therapy	1
	Intracerebral hemorrhage associated with an unspecified infection	1
	Intracerebral hemorrhage (patient on enoxaparin because of preexisting clotting problem, also had preexisting bleeding problem; patient with palliated congenital heart disease)	1
Respiratory failure n=1	Respiratory failure secondary to chronic ventilation required because of congenital rib anomalies	1

¹Abbreviations: GVHD, graft versus host disease; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus