The incidence of decrease in haemoglobin concentration of more than 4 g/dL, as well as the number of PRBCs transfused before day 42, was significantly lower in the TA group than in the control group in both analyses.
The number of cardiac events was identical and the incidence of decrease in LVEF during the follow-up period was 0.8 and 2.1%, respectively, without any development of subsequent cardiac complications or CHF.
Within group II, the 5-year cumulative incidence of decreased fractional shortening was 10.7% in the HIV-infected compared with 3.1% in the HIV-uninfected children (P =.01).
In our study the incidence of decreased PC, decreased PS, and decreased AT was 2.4%, 4.5%, 10.2%, 18%, and 7.2%, respectively.
Interestingly, whereas incidence of decreased potassium levels was similar in the two groups, EA displayed a significantly higher potential for causing metabolic alkalosis.
Although the incidence of decreased appetite was roughly equivalent, the greater incidence of weight decrease as a reported AE in participants aged 6 to 9 years may be related in part to the higher incidence of anorexia in this age group.
Beneficial effects have been cited as decreased drainage, decreased incidence of dehiscence, decreased infection rates and improved wound healing [ 1, 19, 20].
The incidences of decreased PC, PS and AT were higher than that observed in the general population.
No lymphopenia was reported in either sub-group, and no consistent trends were observed with respect to the incidences of decreased ejection fraction or neutropenia reported as AEs.
The median duration of treatment was 24.7 weeks, and the incidence of LVEF decrease was 0.5%.
