The role of red cell distribution width in inflammatory bowel disease evaluation: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Yasser Khalil, Mohamed A Elhodhod, Mohammed Barghash, Mark Zaki, Abdelbaki Idriss Ibrahim, Mohamed Elserougi, Ahmed Ghanem, Khaled Ashraf Mohamed, Florian Gebauer, Ahmed Abdelsamad · 2026
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Yasser Khalil and co-authors challenge, in a 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis, the value of a routine blood measure in judging inflammatory bowel disease. Red cell distribution width describes how much red blood cells vary in size, and it comes free with every standard blood count. The team searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus through September 2025 for studies linking the measure to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Pooled results showed higher values in patients than in healthy controls for both diseases. Values also rose during active disease compared with remission, and a cut-off above 14 percent separated active Crohn's from remission with fair accuracy. The authors conclude the cheap marker deserves a place in routine assessment.
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| CREATOR | Yasser Khalil, Mohamed A Elhodhod, Mohammed Barghash, Mark Zaki, Abdelbaki Idriss Ibrahim, Mohamed Elserougi, Ahmed Ghanem, Khaled Ashraf Mohamed, Florian Gebauer, Ahmed Abdelsamad |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |