FIGURE 1.
Magnitude of post-transplant drop in serum potassium (K) level according to severity of gastrointestinal toxicities. A, grade I nausea occurred in 71 patients (60%) and grade II or higher in 42 patients (35%). B, grade I oral mucositis occurred in 41 patients (34%) and grade II or higher in 27 patients (22%). C, grade I diarrhea occurred in 69 (59%) and grade II or higher in 35 (30%). There was statistically higher drop in serum potassium among patients with grade II and higher diarrhea while no significant difference detected between the drop in K concentration according to nausea or oral mucositis