Sex differences in the association between red cell distribution width and 30-day mortality in critically ill patients with acute cholangitis: a retrospective cohort study
Jie Liu, Yang Song, Dongxin Zhang, Jiajun Ji · 2025
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Jie Liu and co-authors test whether a simple red cell measure forecasts death in the sickest bile duct infection patients, in this 2025 study. The measure, red cell distribution width, captures how uneven red cell sizes are. From a large intensive care database the team pulled 756 patients with acute cholangitis; 146 died within thirty days. Higher width tracked higher death risk even after full adjustment.
Risk climbed steadily across width thirds, and the measure alone discriminated fairly well. Adding it sharpened three standard severity scores. The link ran stronger in men than women, a split the curves confirmed. The authors propose this cheap blood value as an early warning flag in a fast-moving emergency.
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| CREATOR | Jie Liu, Yang Song, Dongxin Zhang, Jiajun Ji |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |