Stress dose steroids in renal transplant patients undergoing lymphocele surgery

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3042-3045

  Mathis, Andrew Scott ^a,b   Shah, N K ^c   Mulgaonkar, S ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c St Barnabas Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEUS; KIDNEY GRAFT; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCELE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244440353     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.068     Document Type: Article

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