| ATG (n = 15) | DZM (n = 15) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean biopsy grade | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.09 |
Patients experiencing rejection | 2 (13%) | 0 | 0.5 |
Total number of acute rejections | 2 | 0 | 0.2 |
Time to first rejection episode (days) | 84 | - | - |
Patients experiencing infection | 10 (67%) | 10 (67%) | 1.0 |
Total number of infections | 25 | 21 | 0.7 |
Infections/patient | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Patients experiencing severe infection | 4 (27%) | 5 (33%) | 1.0 |
Number of severe infections | 7 | 7 | 1.0 |
Severe infections/patient | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Number of CMV infections | 1 | 2 | 1.0 |
Malignancy | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
Steroid-induced diabetes | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
Re-transplant | 0 | 0 | - |
ICU length of stay (days) | 11 ± 4 | 12 ± 4 | 09 |
Total hospital length of stay (days) | 29 ± 8 | 27 ± 6 | 0.8 |
One-month survival | 93% | 100% | 0.1 |
One-year survival | 87% | 87% | 0.1 |