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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2019; 25(32): 4739-4748
Published online Aug 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i32.4739
Published online Aug 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i32.4739
Prognostic value of red blood cell distribution width for severe acute pancreatitis
Fang-Xiao Zhang, Zhi-Liang Li, Zhi-Dan Zhang, Xiao-Chun Ma, Department of Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang FX, Ma XC, and Zhang ZD designed the research; Zhang FX and Li ZL performed the research; Li ZL contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Zhang FX, Li ZL, and Zhang ZD analyzed the data; Zhang FX and Zhang ZD wrote the paper.
Supported by Health and Birth Control Committee of Liaoning Province, China .
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Medical Science Ethics Committee of First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Dan Zhang, Doctor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155, Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. 13998318999@163.com
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Received: April 28, 2019
Peer-review started: April 28, 2019
First decision: May 30, 2019
Revised: July 2, 2019
Accepted: July 19, 2019
Article in press: July 19, 2019
Published online: August 28, 2019
Processing time: 124 Days and 5.5 Hours
Peer-review started: April 28, 2019
First decision: May 30, 2019
Revised: July 2, 2019
Accepted: July 19, 2019
Article in press: July 19, 2019
Published online: August 28, 2019
Processing time: 124 Days and 5.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Our study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of red blood cell distribution (RDW) for severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) patients. We retrospectively enrolled 42 SAP patients admitted to the intensive care unit in two years. The results suggested that RDW is greater in the non-surviving SAP patients than in the surviving patients. RDW is significantly correlated with the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores. RDW has better prognostic value for SAP patients than the APACHE II and SOFA scores and could easily be used by clinicians for the treatment of SAP patients.