Abstract: Abstract Objective : To compare tacrolimus with cyclosporin for immunosuppression in renal transplantation. Design : Meta-analysis of randomised trials of two treatments after kidney transplantation. Identification : Four studies involving 1037 patients. Trials were included if they were randomised, the intervention group received tacrolimus, the control group received cyclosporin, the patients were followed for a minimum of 12 months, and patient survival, graft survival, incidence of acute rejection, need for antilymphocyte treatment, or the ...
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Internal medicine
Surgery
Gastroenterology