Association between red blood cell distribution width and 30-day mortality in critically ill septic patients: a propensity score-matched study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sepsis is the leading cause of death worldwide, and a number of biomarkers have been developed for early mortality risk stratification. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a routinely available hematological data and has been found to be associated with mortality in a number of diseases; therefore, we aim to address the association between RDW and mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis.

Methods

We analyzed data of critically ill adult patients with sepsis on the TriNetX platform, excluding those with hematologic malignancies, thalassemia, and iron deficiency anemia. Propensity score-matching (PSM) (1:1) was used to mitigate confounding effects, and hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence (CI) was calculated to determine the association between RDW a

SUBMITTER: Wu YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409593 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature