Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients
Martha Fors, Santiago J Ballaz · 2024
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Martha Fors and Santiago Ballaz test, in a 2024 study, whether simple blood ratios can flag which COVID-19 patients will stay longest in hospital. Long stays strain wards, and foreseeing them helps managers plan beds and staff. The team gathered records from 2,930 patients at a hospital in Ecuador and computed a shelf of ratios from routine blood counts, each one a rough gauge of inflammation.
Most ratios tracked with longer stays when looked at alone. In the full model, though, nearly all faded to weak effects. One stood out sharply: the ratio of red cell width spread to platelet count, called RPR. High values of this ratio multiplied the chance of a prolonged stay many times over. The authors name it the single best marker in their data for spotting patients headed for a long admission.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Martha Fors, Santiago J Ballaz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |