Red cell distribution width and mortality in older patients with frailty in the emergency department

Abstract Background The red cell distribution width (RDW) reflects the degree of heterogeneity of red blood cells. Elevated RDW is associated both with frailty and with increased mortality in hospital-admitted patients. In this study we evaluate whether high RDW values are associated with mortality...

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Autors principals:	Janne Alakare, Kirsi Kemp, Timo Strandberg, Maaret Castrén, Jukka Tolonen, Veli-Pekka Harjola
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2023-03-01
Col·lecció:	BMC Emergency Medicine
Matèries:	Frailty Red cell distribution width Biomarkers Mortality Prognostic factor Emergency departments
Accés en línia:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00801-1
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