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An increase in mean platelet volume after admission is associated with higher mortality in critically ill patients
BACKGROUND: Platelet activation and consumption are common in critically ill patients and are associated with poorer prognosis. Mean platelet volume is a simple surrogate for platelet activation, with higher MPV being associated with worse clinical condition on a large array of clinical diagnoses. W...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4265891/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25520853 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-014-0020-1 |