Open AccessThe role of red cell distribution width as a predictor of mortality for critically ill patients in an inner-city hospital
Author(s) -
Syed Atif Safdar,
Tejas Modi,
Lakshmi Durga Sriramulu,
Hamid Shaaban,
Raymund Sison,
Varun Modi,
Marc Adelman,
Gunwant Guron
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.210017
Subject(s) - red blood cell distribution width , medicine , cutoff , intensive care unit , receiver operating characteristic , critically ill , demographics , mortality rate , emergency medicine , demography , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology
Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of the variation in the red blood cell volume that is usually recorded as a part of the standard complete blood cell count. Recent studies have demonstrated the prognostic value of RDW in many different clinical settings. The objective of this research study is to investigate the independent association of RDW with 30-day mortality in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients.