Elevated red cell distribution width is associated with delayed postoperative recovery after correction of Tetralogy of Fallot

• Autors principals: Shine Kumar (Autor), Abish Sudhakar (Autor), Maitreyi Mohan (Autor), Rakhi Balachandran (Autor), Benedict Raj (Autor), Sunil Gopalraj Sumangala (Autor), R Krishna Kumar (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Objective: To study the impact of red cell distribution width (RDW) on postoperative recovery after correction of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Background: Increased RDW indicates dysregulated erythropoiesis and predicts survival in critical illnesses that include idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertensi...