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A Study to Estimate the Red Cell Width Distribution and the Mean Platelet Volume in Predicting the 30-Day Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients.
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Background Acute ischemic stroke, a clinical disorder caused by nontraumatic cerebrovascular disease, has an acute onset, frequently causes neurological deficit, and may persist for >24 hours or can be fatal in <24 hours. This study aimed to assess the red cell width distribution (RDW) and the mean platelet volume (MPV) in predicting 30-day mortality in acute ischemic stroke patients. In general, patients with acute ischemic stroke have a rather high mortality rate in the first 30 days due to various complications, but post the 30-day mark, the prognosis is comparatively better. Material and methods The present study was conducted on patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke based on history, physical examination, CT scan, and/or diffusion-weighted MRI scan performed during the first 24 hours. It was a prospective and cross-sectional study done at Saveetha Medical College over a period of two years. The data was collected by using the intra-hospital network and was analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20 (Released 2011; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States). Results In the present study, among 100 patients, the mean age was 57.4 ± 13.36 years. About 55% of our subjects were males in our study. The RDW on the 1stday was 14.17 ± 0.708, and it reduced drastically on the 30thday to1st 13.55 ± 1.11, and it was statically significant (p = 0.000). The MPV on day 1 was 11.11 ± 0.969 and, on day 30, was 10.82 ± 0.90; the MPV was reduced considerably on day 30, which was statistically significant (p = 0.000). RDW on the 1st
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