Authors
YAHYA AYHAN ACAR1
, ERDEM ÇEVIK2
, BANU KARAKUS YILMAZ3
, ORHAN ÇINAR4
, LEVENT YAMANEL5
Departments
1
Department of Emergency Medicine, Etimesgut Military Hospital, Etimesgut Asker Hastanesi, Etimesgut, Ankara - 2
Department of
Emergency Medicine,Van Military Hospital, Van Askeri Hastanesi, Altintepe, Van - 3
Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Research and Training
Hospital, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal EAH 19 mayis Mah. Şişli Etfal Sok. Şişli, İstanbul - 4
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane
Military Medicine Academy, Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Etlik, Ankara - 5
Department of Intensive Care, Gulhane Military
Medicine Academy, Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract
Introduction: Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been reported as a prognostic marker in many clinical conditions.
Mortality prediction of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is challenging and in this study we aimed to assess the value of RDW in predicting
mortality of adult ICU patients.
Materials and methods: RDW values and outcomes of ICU patients from former study were retrospectively collected from medical
records. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), and
Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) II scores were calculated according to data obtained from medical charts.
Results: 81 patients of the former study were screened for eligibility and 58 of them were enrolled. Mean age was 69.0 ±15.42
years (95 % CI; 30-90) and 55.2 % were male. There were 26 patients in the survivor group and 32 patients were in the non-survivor
group. Regression analysis showed no association between mortality and initial RDW values. However, RDW values of last ICU day
showed a positive correlation with mortality. APACHE II, SOFA, and SAPS II scores were higher in non-survivor patients than survivors.
Conclusion: Whilst there was some correlation between RDW at the end of stay and mortality, RDW had no benefit over existing
scoring systems.RDW value does not seem as a promising independent factor but further studies investigating its contribution to current
scoring systemsin specific groups can be reasonable
Keywords
Red Cell Distribution Width; Mortality; Intensive Care Unit, Count blood cell
DOI:
10.19193/0393-6384_2016_1_11