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Role of red blood cell distribution width, as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Role of red blood cell distribution width, as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in medical virology · 2022Pooled it
- Hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio and sleep duration as predictors of pneumonia: Evidence from NHANES 2011-2018.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Preoperative RDW-Based composite score for predicting mortality after hip fracture surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
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- The red cell distribution width to albumin ratio as a novel biomarker for predicting short-term mortality in severe pulmonary sepsis: a retrospective study with dual-cohort validation.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Predicting sepsis prognosis using deep learning with routine biomarkers.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Value of red blood cell distribution width in evaluating 2019-nCoV infection in neonates: a retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW), Platelets and Platelet Index MPV/PLT Ratio as Specific Time Point Predictive Variables of Survival Outcomes in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Associations between the red blood cell distribution width and 30-day mortality in critically ill patients with delirium: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Association between anion gap/calcium ratio and 30-day all-cause mortality in sepsis patients with diabetes mellitus.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Enhancing the Understanding of Abdominal Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Co-Occurrence Analysis and Machine Learning.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Accounting for Red Cell Distribution Width Improves Risk Stratification by Commonly Used Mortality/Deterioration Risk Scores in Adult Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association between red blood cell distribution width and 30-day mortality in critically ill septic patients: a propensity score-matched study.Journal of intensive care · 2024Article
- Increased red cell distribution width predicts mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to a Dutch intensive care unit.Acute and critical care · 2024Article
- Hematological parameters to predict post-COVID-19 immune response among vaccinated and nonvaccinated individuals: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Utilizing red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as a reliable biomarker to predict treatment effects after chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2024Article
- Increased red blood cell deformation in children and adolescents after SARS-CoV-2 infection.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A Survey of COVID-19 Diagnosis Using Routine Blood Tests with the Aid of Artificial Intelligence Techniques.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
The red blood cell distribution width (RDW), an indicator of anisocytosis has emerged as a potential tool for risk stratification of critically ill patients with sepsis. Prognostic predictors are of paramount interest for prompt intervention and optimal utilization of the healthcare system in this ongoing context of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aims to explore the utility of RDW in the prognosis of COVID-19 patients. A comprehensive screening of electronic databases was performed up to 30th April 2021 after enrolling in PROSPERO (CRD42020206685). Observational studies or interventional studies, evaluating the impact of RDW in COVID-19 outcomes (mortality and severity) are included in this meta-analysis.Our search retrieved 25 studies, with a total of 18,392 and 3,446 COVID-19 patients for mortality and disease severity outcomes. Deceased and critically ill patients had higher RDW levels on admission in comparison to survivors and non-severe patients (SMD = 0.46; 95%CI 0.31-0.71; I
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