Red blood cell distribution width as a novel marker for predicting bleeding after endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Endoscopic resection (ER) is a minimally invasive treatment for early gastric cancer (EGC); however, there is a high occurrence of bleeding. This study aimed to clarify the significance of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as a predictive risk factor for bleeding after ER for EGC.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study based on data for patients who underwent ER for EGC from 2019 to 2021. This study included 79 lesions in 54 patients who underwent ER for EGC. The primary outcome was the association between RDW before ER and bleeding within 28 days of treatment. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed, wherein areas under the curve (AUCs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated to compare the discriminatory power of RDW for pr

SUBMITTER: Takada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature