RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF BLOOD EOSINOPHIL COUNT MONITORING AS A GUIDE TO CORTICOSTEROID DOSAGE ADJUSTMENT AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION1

Abstract

EOS monitoring is a simple, cheap, and effective means of optimizing steroid immunosuppression. Restriction of the EOS-guided steroid dosing protocol to periods of prolonged hospitalisation during the first 3 postoperative months should limit the requirement for higher prednisolone dosage without affecting immunosuppressive efficacy.