Table 5 Cause of death based on daily urinary Na/K ratio.

From: Low urinary sodium-to-potassium ratio in the early phase following single-unit cord blood transplantation is a predictive factor for poor non-relapse mortality in adults

 

Urinary Na/K ratio at 14 days

 

Urinary Na/K ratio at 28 days*

 
 

Low

High

Low

High

Number of deaths

15

38

11

39

Relapse

5 (33.3)

26 (68.4)

7 (63.6)

24 (61.5)

GVHD

6 (40.0)

6 (15.8)

4 (36.4)

7 (17.9)

Infection

2 (13.3)

1 (2.6)

0

1 (2.6)

Organ failure

1 (6.7)

4 (10.5)

0

5 (12.8)

Others

1 (6.7)

1 (2.6)

0

2 (5.1)

  1. GVHD graft-versus-host disease, Na/K sodium-to-potassium.
  2. *Three patients died or developed anuria before the evaluation of daily urinary Na and K excretion at day 28.
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