Journal article
EARLY FUNCTION AS THE PRINCIPAL CORRELATE OF GRAFT SURVIVAL
Abstract
We examined the factors determining graft survival in 200 consecutive cadaveric renal transplants managed on a quadruple-therapy protocol: Minnesota antilymphoblast globulin, cyclosporine, azathioprine, and low-dose prednisone. Perioperative central venous pressure monitoring and volume expansion were emphasized. To avoid CsA nephrotoxicity in the early posttransplant period, patients were treated with ALG until renal function was established …
Authors
HALLORAN PF; APRILE MA; FAREWELL V; LUDWIN D; SMITH EK; TSAI SY; BEAR RA; COLE EH; FENTON SS; CATTRAN DC
Journal
Transplantation, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 223–228
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 1988
DOI
10.1097/00007890-198808000-00007
ISSN
0041-1337