Red blood cell distribution width during the first week is associated with severity and mortality in septic patients.

Red blood cell distribution width during the first week is associated with severity and mortality in septic patients.

OBJECTIVE: Higher values of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) have been found in non-surviving than in surviving septic patients. However, it is unknown whether RDW during the first week of sepsis evolution is associated with sepsis severity and early mortality, oxidative stress and inflammati...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Lorente, María M Martín, Pedro Abreu-González, Jordi Solé-Violán, José Ferreres, Lorenzo Labarta, César Díaz, Oswaldo González, Daida García, Alejandro Jiménez, Juan M Borreguero-León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4143268?pdf=render

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