Red cell distribution width and early mortality in elderly patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

Objective To investigate the association of red cell distribution width (RDW) with 30-day mortality in elderly patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. Methods Patients were recruited from a single tertiary emergency department. Patients with age over 65 years were selected. The main outcome wa...

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Main Authors: Sejin Kim, Kyoungmi Lee, Inbyung Kim, Siyoung Jung, Moon-Jung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2015-09-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-15-037.pdf