The role of red cell distribution width as a noninvasive index for predicting liver cell failure and portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients

The role of red cell distribution width as a noninvasive index for predicting liver cell failure and portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients

The liver distortion that occurs in cirrhosis results in increased resistance to portal blood flow and hence in portal hypertension which is one of the most common and serious complications of liver cirrhosis.Red cell distribution width (RDW) is routinely performed as part of a complete blood cell c...

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Main Authors: Howaida A Nafady, Tarek A Hassan, Lobna A Ahmed, Marina A Waheeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
complete blood count (CBC)
international normalization ratio (INR)
liver cirrhosis (LC)
liver cell failure (LCF)
liver function test (LFT)
model for end stage liver disease (MELD)
prothrombin time (PT)
portal vein (PV)
red blood corpusles (RBCs)
red blood cell distribution width (RDW)
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2018;volume=30;issue=4;spage=255;epage=263;aulast=Nafady

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