Table 6. Distribution of the causes of death over the 5 years of follow up.
| Period (months) | 0-3 | 4-6 | 7-12 | 13-24 | 25-36 | 37-48 | 49-60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at risk | 162 | 118 | 102 | 91 | 67 | 43 | 20 | |
| Deaths, n (%) | 40 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 162 |
| Cause, n (%) | ||||||||
| Infection | 20 (50) | 9 (56) | 9 (60) | 9 (38) | 16 (67) | 10 (44) | 12 (60) | 85 (53) |
| Cardiovascular | 14 (35) | 6 (38) | 2 (13) | 7 (29) | 2 (8) | 5 (21) | 4 (20) | 40 (24) |
| Hemorrhagic shock | 5 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 8 (5) |
| Malignant neoplasm | 0 | 0 | 1 (7) | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | 4 (18) | 1 (5) | 10 (6) |
| Nervous system | 0 | 0 | 1 (7) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 0 | 3 (2) | |
| Undetermined | 1 (2) | 1 (6) | 1 (7) | 4 (17) | 3 (13) | 3 (13) | 3 (15) | 16 (10) |