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

• Auteurs principaux: Shine Kumar (Auteur), Abish Sudhakar (Auteur), Maitreyi Mohan (Auteur), Rakhi Balachandran (Auteur), Benedict Raj (Auteur), Sunil Gopalraj Sumangala (Auteur), R Krishna Kumar (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: 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...