Red Cell Distribution Width as a Predictor of Mortality in Acute Methanol Poisoning

Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Methanol Poisoning

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04064801

AdanaCTYHOSP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aimed to investigate the association between RDW and in-hospital mortality in methanol poisoning.

Full description

RDW values have been found to be an independent predictor of the prognosis among patients with heart diseases, stroke,community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), pulmonary embolism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), septic shock, and acute pancreatitis.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients aged ≥18 years who were admitted to emergency departments from January 2019 to January 2020 on account of acute methanol intoxication.

Exclusion criteria

Incomplete data, Malignancy, Severe anaemia, History of erythrocyte transfusion last 6 weeks