Corticosteroid avoidance ameliorates lymphocele formation and wound healing complications associated with sirolimus therapy

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 795-797

  Rogers, C C ^a   Hanaway, M ^a   Alloway, R R ^b   Alexander, J W ^a   Boardman, R E ^a   Trofe, J ^a   Gupta, M ^a   Merchen, T ^a   Buell, J F ^a   Cardi, M ^c   Roy Chaudhury, P ^b   Succop, P ^b   Woodle, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SKIN ABSCESS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 17844404811     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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