scholarly journals Association between red blood cell distribution width and white matter hyperintensities: A large‐scale cross‐sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meiyao Wang ◽  
Hongliang Feng ◽  
Shuaimei Zhang ◽  
Zhengjin Luo ◽  
Yan Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Matter ◽  
Blood Cell ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
White Matter Hyperintensities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Distribution ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Distribution Width ◽  
Red Blood Cell Distribution

scholarly journals Red Blood Cell Distribution Width/Hemoglobin Ratio Correlate with Severity of Clinical Status in Residents of Long-term Geriatric and Palliative Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-04
Author(s):  
Jochanan E. Naschitz ◽  
Igor Yalonetzki ◽  
Gregory Leibovitz ◽  
Nathalia Zaigraykin
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Distribution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Distribution Width ◽  
Size Heterogeneity ◽  
Red Blood Cell Distribution

Background: The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple measure of red blood cell size heterogeneity. A high degree of anisocytosis, expressed by RDW >15%, is observed in certain anemias, but also in other disorders, where RDW >15% is associated with worse prognosis. We questioned whether the RDW/hemoglobin ratio (RDW/Hb) might closer relate to disease severity than RDW. Design: Cross sectional study Patients: 76 residents of two Department of Comprehensive Nursing Care. Method: Physicians classified the patients according to their clinical status in three groups: "stable", “severe-unstable”, and "intermediate". An outside observer extracted from the patients' files the results of RDW (elevated if >15%), hemoglobin, iron, and transferrin. The RDW (%)/Hb (g/dL) ratio and tansferrin saturation (TSAT) were computed. The associations between RDW, RDW/Hb, TSAT, and the patients' clinical status were assessed. Results: In residents of Department A, RDW >15% was found in 33% of 19 stable patients, in 58% of 10 patients with intermediate severity, and in 81% of 10 patients classified severe-unstable. The RDW/Hb ratio >1.4 was found in 24% of stable patients, in 73% with intermediate severity, and in 93% of the severe-unstable patients. In Department B, 36 out of 38 patient's were classified stable: in 61.2 % the RDW was >15% and in 38% the RDW/Hb was >1.4. Conclusions: In a heterogenic population presenting multimorbidity, the RDW and to a higher degree the RDW/Hb (p <0.00001), correlated with the patients' disease severity.

scholarly journals Red cell distribution width as a prognostic marker in diabetes; a pilot cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Author(s):  
Saeed Shirali ◽  
Sara Bahadoram ◽  
Seyed Mohamad Kazem Nourbakhsh ◽  
Mohammad Bahadoram ◽  
Ali Asghar Valipour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prognostic Marker ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Red Cell Distribution Width ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Cell Distribution ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Distribution Width

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION ON STROKE PATIENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Kartika Paramita ◽  
Agus Alim Abdullah ◽  
Mansyur Arif
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Red Blood Cell ◽  
Hemorrhagic Stroke ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cell Distribution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Distribution Width ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Red Blood Cell Distribution

 Stroke is a functional disorder attributed to acute focal or global brain injury by vascular cause and persists more than 24 hours. Stroke is divided into ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) is a measurement of erythrocyte volume variation in blood circulation. Increased RDW reflects the inflammation that plays a role in the development of atherosclerosis in stroke. This study aims to analyze differences in RDW-CV values in patients with stroke. The design was cross-sectional with a retrospective approach, secondary data from medical records of inpatients with stroke from January to December 2016 at the Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital. The study population consisted of 490 patients aged ≥ 18 years old. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and Anova one way tests were used to analyze differences in RDW-CV values in patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Mann-Whitney test results showed no significant difference in RDW-CV values between groups of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (p 0.96). Kruskal-Wallis and Anova one way tests showed no significant difference in RDW-CV values between four groups of patient outcomes in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (p 0.13 and p 0.35 consecutively). There were no significant RDW-CV values between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. There was no significant difference between RDW-CV values of four groups of patient outcomes in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. RDW-CV values cannot be used to distinguish both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, including the prediction of stroke mortality

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