학술논문
Association between red blood cell distribution width and the prognosis of brain death in patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale
Document Type
article
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been reported as a meaningful prognostic factor in various diseases. Our study compared patients’ RDW levels and prognosis at admission and discharge time. A total of 128 patients 77 patients who suffered brain death (subject group), and 51 patients who were discharged from the hospital (control group) with GCS ≤ 6 were recruited from 60 hospitals for this study. Demographical data and RDW measurements in these patients at admission time and brain death/discharge time were extracted into two groups. 46 (35.9%) patients were females and 82 patients (64.1%) were males with a median age of 36 years old. A significant difference in baseline characteristics of GCS (P