Open AccessPrognostic value of red blood cell distribution width for severe acute pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Fangxiao Zhang,
Zhiliang Li,
Zhidan Zhang,
Xiaochun Ma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i32.4739
Subject(s) - red blood cell distribution width , medicine , acute pancreatitis , retrospective cohort study , procalcitonin , sofa score , intensive care unit , sepsis , receiver operating characteristic , proportional hazards model , survival analysis , apache ii , gastroenterology
Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a common condition in the intensive care unit (ICU) and has a high mortality. Early evaluation of the severity and prognosis is very important for SAP therapy. Recently, red blood cell distribution (RDW) was associated with mortality of sepsis patients and could be used as a predictor of prognosis. Similarly, RDW may be associated with the prognosis of SAP patients and be used as a prognostic indicator for SAP patients.