The effects of blood transfusion on red blood cell distribution width in critically ill patients: a pilot study.

CONCLUSION: RBC transfusion significantly increased RDW values. This intervention should be accurately reported in the studies evaluating the prognostic role of RDW. PMID: 29770452 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29770452?dopt=Abstract

Source: Transfusion - May 16, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Spadaro S, Taccone FS, Fogagnolo A, Franchi F, Scolletta S, Ragazzi R, Fanni A, Marangoni E, Govoni M, Reverberi R, Volta CA Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research