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

• Main Authors: Shine Kumar (Author), Abish Sudhakar (Author), Maitreyi Mohan (Author), Rakhi Balachandran (Author), Benedict Raj (Author), Sunil Gopalraj Sumangala (Author), R Krishna Kumar (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: 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...