Clinical significance of red blood cell distribution width in the prediction of mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis

• Main Authors: In O. Sun (Author), Byung Ha Chung (Author), Hyun Ju Yoon (Author), Jeong Ho Kim (Author), Bum Soon Choi (Author), Cheol Whee Park (Author), Yong Soo Kim (Author), Chul Woo Yang (Author), Kwang Young Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In this study, we assessed whether red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was associated with all-cause mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and evaluated its prognostic value. Methods: This study included 136 patients who had RDW levels at PD initiation from January 2007 t...