biostudies-literatureLudwik TMNIH HHS9-17https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9272852biostudies-literatureUnknown32(1)<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether RBC distribution width (RDW) is associated with an increased odds of mortality in hospitalized dogs and cats.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective, single-center study; data collected from 2007 to 2017.<h4>Setting</h4>University teaching hospital.<h4>Animals</h4>Six thousand six hundred and sixty-one animals (5183 dogs and 1478 cats).<h4>Interventions</h4>None.<h4>Measurements and main results</h4>Medical records were identified from animals presented to the emergency service and admitted to the ICU with a CBC and serum biochemistry performed on admission. Patients were stratified into quintiles based upon presenting RDW, and logistic regression modeling was performed to evaluate the relationship between RDW and in-hospital mortality. Canine patients with a prJournal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)Red cell distribution width is a predictor of all-cause mortality in hospitalized dogs.PMC9272852K01 OD027058Rendahl ALudwik TMHeinrich DAFriedenberg SGfalseRed cell distribution width is a predictor of all-cause mortality in hospitalized dogs.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether RBC distribution width (RDW) is associated with an increased odds of mortality in hospitalized dogs and cats.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective, single-center study; data collected from 2007 to 2017.<h4>Setting</h4>University teaching hospital.<h4>Animals</h4>Six thousand six hundred and sixty-one animals (5183 dogs and 1478 cats).<h4>Interventions</h4>None.<h4>Measurements and main results</h4>Medical records were identified from animals presented to the emergency service and admitted to the ICU with a CBC and serum biochemistry performed on admission. Patients were stratified into quintiles based upon presenting RDW, and logistic regression modeling was performed to evaluate the relationship between RDW and in-hospital mortality. Canine patients with a pr2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jan2025-04-21T15:20:09.06Z2025-04-21T15:20:09.06ZS-EPMC92728523443293910.1111/vec.13109