Open AccessCorrelation of the changing trends of red cell distribution width and serum lactate as a prognostic factor in sepsis and septic shock
Author(s) -
Mukesh Kumar Gupta,
Ghanshyam Yadav,
Yashpal Singh,
Arvind Bhalekar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_105_19
Subject(s) - septic shock , medicine , sepsis , red blood cell distribution width , shock (circulatory) , correlation , gastroenterology , geometry , mathematics
Various biomarkers are used for predicting outcome from sepsis and septic shock but single value doesn't give clear-cut picture. Changing trends of serum lactate and red cell distribution width (RDW) gives more accurate information of patient outcome. So, aim of this prospective observational study was to identify the correlation, for initial and changing trend of blood lactate level and RDW, with 28-day mortality in sepsis and septic shock.