Open AccessThe Red Blood Cell Distribution Width–Albumin Ratio: A Promising Predictor of Mortality in Stroke Patients
Author(s) -
Na Zhao,
WanHua Hu,
Zhimin Wu,
Xujie Wu,
Wei Li,
Yiru Wang,
Han Zhao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s322441
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , biomarker , quartile , confounding , proportional hazards model , population , red blood cell distribution width , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , engineering
Within this study we attempt to express a correlation between the mortality of stroke and stroke related infection to a novel biomarker represented by the red blood cell width-albumin levels ratio within the patient. We hypothesize that this novel biomarker could be utilized as better predictive tool for stroke associated infections.