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Red cell distribution width (RDW) as a biomarker for respiratory failure in a pediatric ICU

BACKGROUND: The red cell distribution width (RDW) is a widely available, inexpensive, and highly reproducible test that reflects the range of the red cell sizes. Any process that releases reticulocytes in the circulation will result in an increase in RDW. Elevated RDW values are linked to worsened p...

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Autores principales: Schepens, Tom, De Dooy, Jozef J., Verbrugghe, Walter, Jorens, Philippe G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5463327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28596707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12950-017-0160-9