The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple and inexpensive parameter, which
reflects the degree of heterogeneity of erythrocyte volume (conventionally known as …

Background: Despite great advances in medicine, numerous available laboratory markers,
and radiological imaging, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) in some cases still …

Background: Debate around the value of laboratory tests in establishing the diagnosis of
acute appendicitis (AA) still continues. This prospective study aimed to investigate the …

AIM: To evaluate the accuracy of red cell distribution width (RDW) to platelet ratio (RPR) to
predict in-hospital mortality in acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS: Between January 2010 …

Objectives The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association between the
red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Canadian …

Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an index of red blood cell volume variability
that has historically been used as a marker of iron deficiency anemia. More recently, studies …

The red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a routinely measured and automatically
reported blood parameter, which reflects the degree of anisocytosis. Recently, the baseline …

Aim To evaluate the relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV) and red cell
distribution width (RDW), and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients & …

Objective: To study red cell distribution width (RDW) values, a novel inflammatory marker in
routine hemogram, of patients with benign or malignant thyroid nodules and to compare with …

Background Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been proved to be a strong
prognostic marker in various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, renal failure, viral …