Open AccessPlatelet Indices as Predictive Markers of Prognosis in Critically Ill Patients: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Deepthi Samuel,
Ajay Nagesh Bhat,
Venkatraya M Prabhu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23574
Subject(s) - medicine , mean platelet volume , apache ii , platelet , prospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , receiver operating characteristic , univariate analysis , red blood cell distribution width , critically ill , intensive care , multivariate analysis , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
Platelets (PLTs) are dynamic blood molecules which perform multiple physiological functions. Platelet derangements are commonly encountered in intensive care units (ICUs). The relationship of PLT indices with all-cause mortality, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation IV (APACHE IV), diabetes mellitus (DM), and length of stay in ICU is debatable and hence this study was undertaken to bridge this gap of knowledge.