Increased Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated With Disease Severity in Hospitalized Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An Observational Multicentric Study

Increased Red Cell Distribution Width Is Associated With Disease Severity in Hospitalized Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An Observational Multicentric Study

Background: There is an amenable need for clinically applicable biomarkers in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) has been recently suggested as a prognostic biomarker for COVID-19.Methods: This was an observational study enrolling patients between February 26 and M...

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Main Authors: Theodoros Karampitsakos, Karolina Akinosoglou, Ourania Papaioannou, Vassiliki Panou, Athanasios Koromilias, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, Demosthenes Bouros, Charalampos Gogos, Argyrios Tzouvelekis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
biomarkers
mortality
red cell distribution width (RDW)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.616292/full

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