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Early post-operative intravenous tacrolimus in pediatric liver transplant recipients is not superior to oral tacrolimus
- Source :
- Pediatric transplantation. 23(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We aimed to compare the early results of i.v. with p.o. TAC as a primary immunosuppressant in pediatric patients undergoing LT. This retrospective study enrolled 75 children who underwent LT and received TAC-steroid regimens as a primary immunosuppressant between September 2011 and October 2015 at our institution. Thirty-five recipients received TAC i.v. and 40 received TAC p.o. Early results were evaluated and compared, including ACR, EBV, or CMV infection; renal adverse effects; and hospital stay. Comparisons of 90-day post-transplant results showed that the rates of overall viral (74% vs 40% P
- Subjects :
- Graft Rejection
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Biopsy
030232 urology & nephrology
Renal function
Administration, Oral
030230 surgery
Gastroenterology
Pediatrics
Tacrolimus
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Postoperative Period
Post operative
Adverse effect
Child
Retrospective Studies
Transplantation
Creatinine
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Graft Survival
Retrospective cohort study
Length of Stay
Liver Transplantation
Regimen
Treatment Outcome
chemistry
Liver
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Female
Steroids
business
Immunosuppressive Agents
Liver Failure
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13993046
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric transplantation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bbe2e749aa10c2629bc9052cf7c97fc1