Steroid avoidance in liver tx: Meta-analysis & meta-regression of randomized trials

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Steroid avoidance in liver transplantation:

Meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized trials

Steroid use after liver transplantation (LT) has been

associated with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia,

obesity, and hepatitis C (HCV) recurrence. We

performed meta-analysis and meta-regression of 30 publications representing 19

randomized trials that compared steroid-free with steroid-based immunosuppression (IS). There were

no differences in death, graft loss, and infection…………

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/117947217/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1 & SRETRY=0

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