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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews· 2016· Review

Steroid avoidance or withdrawal for kidney transplant recipients

Maria Haller, Ana Royuela, Evi Nagler, Julio Pascual et al.

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Avoiding or withdrawing steroids after kidney transplantation significantly increases the risk of acute rejection (RR 1.58-1.77) but shows no significant difference in patient mortality or graft loss up to five years post-transplant.

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Field: Transplantation

TransplantationMedicine