Table 4 Relation between transplant outcomes and severity of diarrhea according to grade
Outcome | Diarrhea ≤ grade 2 (n = 27) | Diarrhea grade 3 (n = 20) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall survival (month) | 8(3–30) | 9(3–32) | 0.730 |
Neutropenic fever (days) | 5(4–13) | 9(4–13) | 0.003 |
Neutrophil engraftment (days) | 14(10–20) | 17(11–30) | 0.002 |
Platelet engraftment (days) | 16(13–25) | 20(16–36) | 0.001 |
Days on antibiotics beyond prophylaxis | 7(4–10) | 12(7–19) | 0.003 |
Duration of hospital stay (days) | 20(18–30) | 28(18–40) | 0.015 |
RBCs transfusion (unit) | 1(0–4) | 3(1–4) | 0.001 |
Platelet transfusion (unit) | 12(6–36) | 27(12–40) | 0.012 |
Weight reduction from admission (kg) | 3(0–5) | 5(1–8) | 0.001 |
Electrolyte imbalance | 0.001 | ||
Negative | 20(74.1) | 1(5) | |
Hypokalemia | 6(22.2) | 11(55) | |
Hypokalemia + hypomagnesemia | 1(3.7) | 8(40) | |
Hypoalbuminemia | 0.047 | ||
No | 24(88.9) | 13(65) | |
Yes | 3(11.1) | 7(35) | |
Renal impairment | 0.041 | ||
No | 25(92.6) | 14(70) | |
Yes | 2(7.4) | 6(30) | |
Use of anti-motility drugs and octerotide | 0.001 | ||
No | 22(81.5) | 3(15) | |
Yes | 5(18.5) | 17(85) |