ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2023
Red blood cell distribution width as a potential inflammatory marker in pediatric osteomyelitis.
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- Association between red blood cell distribution width and mortality in severe osteomyelitis patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- LASSO-Based Machine Learning Algorithm for Prediction of PICS Associated with Sepsis.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been used in the differential diagnosis of anemia and revealed to be a potential marker of inflammation. Method: We conducted a retrospective study of acute-phase reactant changes in correlation with RDW among pediatric patients with osteomyelitis. Results: We identified 82 patients whose mean RDW increased on average by 1% during antibiotic therapy (mean 13.9% on admission, 95% CI 13.4-14.3, and 14.9% at the end of antibiotic therapy, 95% CI 14.5-15.4). Overall, the RDW was weakly correlated with absolute neutrophil count (r = -0.21, Conclusions: The mild increase in RDW, and its weak negative correlation with other acute-phase reactants during the study course, limits its utility as a therapy response marker in pediatric osteomyelitis.
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