High red blood cell distribution width as a marker of hospital mortality after ICU discharge: a cohort study

High red blood cell distribution width as a marker of hospital mortality after ICU discharge: a cohort study

Abstract Background High red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with worse outcome in diverse scenarios, including in critical illness. The Sabadell score (SS) predicts in-hospital survival after ICU discharge. We aimed to determine RDW’s association with survival after ICU discharge...

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Main Authors: Rafael Fernandez, Silvia Cano, Ignacio Catalan, Olga Rubio, Carles Subira, Jaume Masclans, Gina Rognoni, Lara Ventura, Caroline Macharete, Len Winfield, Josep Mª. Alcoverro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Scoring systems
Mortality prediction
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0343-3

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