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. 2014 Sep 24;4(3):188–195. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v4.i3.188

Table 2.

Cause of death in rabbit antithymocyte globulin induced patients

Cause of death CSM group ESW group P-value
n = 13001 (%) n = 4862 (%)
Cardiovascular 410 (3.2) 97 (2.0) < 0.0001
Infections 313 (2.4) 42 (0.9) < 0.0001
Malignancy 148 (1.1) 55 (1.1) 0.97
Other causes 916 (7) 206 (4.2) < 0.0001

CSM: Chronic steroid maintenance; ESW: Early steroid withdrawal.