Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) as a Prognostic Marker in ICU

Università degli Studi di Ferrara

Status: Completed

Conditions: Biochemical Marker; Blood Transfusion

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02917811

20042016

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to verify if high values of RDW are useful prognostic marker for ICU mortality and 90-days mortality. Moreover, we will investigate the prognostic value of RDW in specific subgroup population with some clinical characteristic wich may modify RDW baseline values, i.e. transfused patients or patients with high markers of hemolysis

Enrollment: 250 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unselected ICU patients

Exclusion criteria

• Length of stay in ICU <48 hours
• Hematological disease
• Age <18 years

Trial design

250 participants in 1 patient group

ICU patients