Red Cell Distribution Width is Associated with 30-day Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with mortality and outcome in a wide variety of non-neurological and neurological diseases, namely in myocardial infarction and acute ischemic stroke, and the reason for this is not completely understood. We aimed to investigate RDW as a potential prognostic marker in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods

This is a retrospective study of consecutive patients with acute non-traumatic ICH admitted to a single center during a 4-year period. We reviewed individual clinical records to collect demographic and baseline information, including RDW at admission, 3-month functional status, and incidence of death during follow-up. Baseline computed tomography imaging was reviewed to classify the location of

SUBMITTER: Pinho J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8179905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature